Needs and mobility behaviours of active road users.

This deliverable is intended as a collection of quantitative and qualitative methods for observing and analysing the needs and behaviours of road users, with the aim of making streets safer, healthier and happier. In line with the JUST STREETS conceptual framework and definition of street justice (see D2.1), this deliverable emphasises inclusivity ande diversity. It does this by combining different methodologies and approaches to street justice. It serves as a practical resource to inspire and guide cities in their data and knowledge collection processes. The document summarises the results of Task 3.1, which aimed to provide methods for analysing the needs, behaviours and mobility patterns of social groups that are more susceptible to traffic-related danger, underrepresented in mobility planning processes and less influential in the everyday appropriation and use of streets. This deliverable plays a crucial role in advancing the JUST STREETS project by providing methodologies and recommendations that align with its goal of creating inclusive, safe, and inviting urban areas. In addition to presenting the methods, the document provides practical examples and applications to the JUST STREETS project and its pilot cities, as well as recommendations. The outlined methods range from broad overviews of key approaches to detailed protocols for implementing selected methods, and an infographic summarising the method’s usability and requirements is provided at the end of each section. This document therefore acts as a valuable resource for city planners, urban designers, policymakers, community organisations, and researchers who aim to collect and analyse data and knowledge to improve street justice. Following the introduction, the document is structured into four sections. Section two, authored by Politecnico di Torino (PoliTO), illustrates methods for assessing road safety by observing and analysing the spatial-temporal trajectories of road users. Section three, written by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Politecnico di Torino (PoliTO), describes qualitative approaches, such as interviews, focus groups, participant observation, participatory mapping, experiments, and action research, which require direct interaction with people and are useful for understanding issues related to street justice. Section four, authored by the University of Western Norway (HVL), provides guidelines for collecting, processing and analysing spatial data, usage patterns and street user behaviour. The proposed protocol is based on syntactic methods such as Space Syntax, which allow us to examine how street structures influence urban use at network and street levels. Section five, authored by the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, the Links Foundation (Links) and the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), provides selected methods and tools for conducting GIS analyses on walkability, accessibility, visibility, safety and security. These methods and tools are available through open platforms, and the section provides step-by-step tutorials for performing these analyses. It also applies these methods in some of the JUST STREETS pilot cities.