Walkability index of real estate housing in Makassar

Abstract

Abstract Makassar is considered a metropolitan city with about 1.469.601 residents. Therefore, there is a need to upgrade quality, especially the basic needs. The desire to make the city world-class should be a motivating factor towards quality improvement. Walkability Index (WI) is used as an indicator for implementing sustainable development of infrastructure in the era of industrial revolution 4.0. This is the reason why the study about the walkability index of Real Estate housing in Makassar was important to be conducted. To be a livable city, Makassar needs to have pedestrian infrastructure bolstering the mobility of its citizens. This study, therefore, was meant to determine the extent of Real Estate housing in Makassar as supported by pedestrian pathways and Walkability Index. Both Quantitative and qualitative methods with spatial analysis and Walkability Index were used. The result showed that only 9 (3%) out of 272 housing had pedestrians while 97 % had no pedestrian. From 9 housing, 5 were considered very good housing, 2 quite good, and 2 worst. The walkability Index had an average score of 54.55, indicating it was good for pedestrians.

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