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  • Local environments significantly influence walkability, yet tools for assessing rural walkability are scarce.
  • Existing walkability assessment tools lack community co-design, limiting local data ownership and empowerment.
  • Developing community-driven instruments is crucial for understanding and improving rural walkability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a digital tool for measuring walkability specifically in rural settings.
  • To empower rural communities by involving them in the co-design and data collection process for walkability assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Co-development of the Communities for Walkability (C4W) digital tool with researchers and 61 community members across 10 rural Tasmanian towns.
  • Data collection involved 80 street segment audits and participation in workshops, alongside 16 semi-structured interviews.
  • Geospatial walkability assessments using GIS, with qualitative data analyzed thematically and quantitative data descriptively.

Main Results:

  • Citizen scientists demonstrated feasibility in collecting walkability data using the C4W digital tool, with high acceptability.
  • Identified areas for improvement include tool flexibility for non-sequential data, review/save functions, and photo upload efficiency.
  • Exploratory analysis indicated correlations between GIS-assessed walkability and safety, commercial land use, and perceived walkability.

Conclusions:

  • A citizen science approach using the C4W digital tool is feasible and acceptable for rural walkability data collection.
  • Future digital walkability tools require enhanced flexibility for real-time data, streamlined photo uploads, and data saving features.
  • Community involvement in designing and collecting local walkability data empowers collective action for creating walkable environments.