CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

1.2 Research Question

1.3 Research Goals

1.4 Contents of the Document

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Walkability and Pedestrian Environment

2.2 Life-Needs Service Facilities

2.3 Nature of the Topic of Services Distribution

2.4 Notion of Equity

2.5 Notion of Accessibility

2.6 Measures of Accessibility

2.7 Defining Target Groups

2.8 Trade-Off between Equity and Efficiency

2.9 Geographic Information System（GIS）Platform

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY

3.1 Theoretical Framework

3.2 Data Preparation Procedure

3.3 Data Analysis Procedure

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS

4.1 Census Block Centroids Locations

4.2 Route Calculation

4.3 Intersected Sidewalk from the Routes

4.4 Double-Checking Missing Sidewalk Segments on Both Sides of the Roads

4.5 Efficiency and Equity Importance Measure Calculation

4.6 Prioritization Results of Various Scenarios

CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

5.1 Discussion

5.2 Limitations

5.3 Future Study

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

Appendix A:List of all Daily Food Providers within the Study Area

Appendix B:List of all Social Gathering Facilities within the Study Area

Appendix C:List of all Sports and Recreation Facilities within the Study Area

Appendix D:List of all Healthcare Facilities within the Study Area

Appendix E:Demographic Data of Focus Census Blocks

Appendix F:Missing Sidewalk Segments with Equity Importance

Appendix G:Highest Priority Segments When r＝1

Appendix H:Highest Priority Segments When r＝2

Appendix I:Highest Priority Segments When r＝0.5

Appendix J:Highest Priority Segments When r＝0