CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Research Question 5
1.3 Research Goals 5
1.4 Contents of the Document 6
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.1 Walkability and Pedestrian Environment 8
2.2 Life-Needs Service Facilities 13
2.3 Nature of the Topic of Services Distribution 20
2.4 Notion of Equity 21
2.5 Notion of Accessibility 24
2.6 Measures of Accessibility 26
2.7 Defining Target Groups 37
2.8 Trade-Off between Equity and Efficiency 38
2.9 Geographic Information System（GIS）Platform 40
CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY 42
3.1 Theoretical Framework 42
3.2 Data Preparation Procedure 43
3.3 Data Analysis Procedure 56
CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS 70
4.1 Census Block Centroids Locations 70
4.2 Route Calculation 73
4.3 Intersected Sidewalk from the Routes 84
4.4 Double-Checking Missing Sidewalk Segments on Both Sides of the Roads 98
4.5 Efficiency and Equity Importance Measure Calculation 100
4.6 Prioritization Results of Various Scenarios 100
CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 117
5.1 Discussion 117
5.2 Limitations 120
5.3 Future Study 121
BIBLIOGRAPHY 122
APPENDIX 132
Appendix A:List of all Daily Food Providers within the Study Area 132
Appendix B:List of all Social Gathering Facilities within the Study Area 134
Appendix C:List of all Sports and Recreation Facilities within the Study Area 156
Appendix D:List of all Healthcare Facilities within the Study Area 162
Appendix E:Demographic Data of Focus Census Blocks 196
Appendix F:Missing Sidewalk Segments with Equity Importance 212
Appendix G:Highest Priority Segments When r＝1 215
Appendix H:Highest Priority Segments When r＝2 217
Appendix I:Highest Priority Segments When r＝0.5 219
Appendix J:Highest Priority Segments When r＝0 221