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Table 1 The 28 features retained for reliability analysis after dropping features with a prevalence below 0.10

From: Virtual audits of the urban streetscape: comparing the inter-rater reliability of GigaPan® to Google Street View

Feature

Question asked on coding form

Response options on coding form

Land use concept

Detached housing

Scan both sides of the street for the presence of: detached housing

No, Yes on One Side, or Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Institutional buildings

Scan both sides of the street for the presence of: institutional buildings

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Broken or boarded windows

Are there any broken/boarded windows?

No, Yes

Attached housing

Scan both sides of the street for the presence of: attached housing

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Trees that shade sidewalk

Do trees shade sidewalk?

None/Few, Some, Many

Amount of street trees

How many street trees are there?

None/Few, Some, Many

Bars on the windows

Are there any bars on windows?

No, Yes

Slope of the segment

What is the slope of the segment?

Flat, Slight Hill, Steep Hill

Vacant building or lot

Scan both sides of the street for the presence of: vacant building or lot

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Housing apartments

Scan both sides of the street for the presence of: housing apartments

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Traffic and safety concept

Stop sign

Is there a stop sign?

No, Yes

Sidewalk

Is there any sidewalk?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Marked crosswalk

Is there a marked crosswalk?

No, Yes

Traffic light

Is there a traffic light?

No, Yes

Curb

Is there any curb?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Number of traffic lanes

Number of lanes of vehicular traffic

[Open Response]

Street or sidewalk lighting

Is there any street or sidewalk lighting?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Continuous sidewalk

Is there any continuous sidewalk?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Street and sidewalk buffer

Is there a street and sidewalk buffer?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Continuous sidewalk on both ends

Is there any continuous sidewalk at both ends between segments?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Missing curb cuts at crossing

Are there any curb cuts or ramps missing at crossing points?

No, Yes on One Side, Yes on Both Sides [of the street]

Public amenities concept

Bus stop

Is there a bus stop?

No, Yes

Public trash can

Is there a public trash can?

No, Yes

Perceived safety of segment

How safe do you feel walking on this segment?

Unsafe/Not Very Safe, Pretty Safe/Very Safe

Overall condition of sidewalk

What is the overall condition of the sidewalk?

Poor, Moderate, Good, Under Repair

Garden, flower bed, or planter

Is there a garden, flower bed, or planter?

No, Yes

Amount of trash on street

What is the amount of trash/litter on the street?

None, A Little, Some, A Lot

Attractiveness for walking

Overall, how attractive would you rate this segment for walking?

Unattractive, Neutral, Attractive

  1. Ten features were retained in the land use concept, 11 features in the traffic and safety concept, and seven features in the public amenities concept