Have, Tess ten (2021) BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PERCEIVED SAFETY, AND TRANSIT USE. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Train stations are places with an increased risk of crime and nuisance. However, travelers’ perceptions of safety from crime can be influenced via the way that train stations are designed. This thesis aimed to identify which built environment characteristics of a train station and its immediate surroundings have the most influence on passengers’ perceived safety from crime. In addition, the research aimed to explore whether the perceptions of safety influence the frequency of use of public transport. For this purpose, the following research question has been formulated: “What built environment characteristics of stations and their immediate surroundings have the most influence on perceived safety from crime and how do the perceptions of safety influence the frequency of use of public transport?” These issues have been explored through a case study of Utrecht Central Station, by means of a literature review and a survey. The results show that lighting in and around the station and the presence of other users are recognized by travelers as the most influential for perceived safety from crime in general. The amount of access points to the platforms and unmanned buildings around the station show the strongest relationship with the overall grade for perceived safety from crime given for Utrecht Central Station. Both relationships are negative, indicating that the current amount of access points and the unmanned buildings around Utrecht Central Station are perceived by travelers as insufficient. According to this research, the perceptions of safety from crime do not influence the frequency of use of public transport. In practice, a general focus should be on sufficient lighting and on supporting the presence of people inside as well as outside the station.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Ramezani, S. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2021 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2021 12:52 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3561 |
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