Measuring and Evaluating Urban Walkability through Walkability Indexes: A Case of Murree

Walking is an integral part of our daily life and it has become an important component of sustainable transport system in the present era. Without proper methods to measure walkability, proper analysis could not be carried out and amongst the availabale methods, Walkability Indexes are the most appreciated; that include Global Walkability Index and Asia-Index. Extending the existing research on walkability indexes, the present study aims to develop a modified walkability index named "Local Walkability Index" for measuring walkability alongwith Global Walkability Index and Asia-Index in Murree, Pakistan. Furthermore, comparison of three indexes has also been carried out which refelects that Local Walkability Index is providing more realistic walkability ratings.