Table 2 Inter- and intra-rater reliability and criterion validity for all items

Walking related items^a

0.69

0.80

0.63

0.72

0.63

Type of street (4 categories)

0.69

0.83

0.77

0.67

0.70

Presence of sidewalks (yes/no)

0.84

0.97

0.81

0.92

0.83

Sidewalk on both sides (yes/no)

0.70

0.92

0.65

0.89

0.74

Pedestrian crossing available (yes/no)

0.72

0.86

0.73

0.82

0.72

Zebra-path (yes/no)

0.85

0.93

0.76

0.79

0.49

Traffic lights (yes/no)

0.88

0.93

0.87

0.89

0.83

Over/under pass (yes/no)

0.77

0.90

0.56

0.77

0.81

Presence of streetlights (yes/no)

0

0

− 0.01

0

− 0.03

Cars form obstacles on the road (yes/no)

0.74

0.89

0.54

0.70

0.60

Cycling related items^a

0.48

0.96

0.47

0.77

0.50

Presence of bicycle lane (yes/no)

− 0.01

1

− 0.01

1

0.27

Speed limit

0.90

1

0.96

0.70

0.85

Type of bicycle lane (yes/no)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Traffic calming devices (yes/no)

0.55

0.88

0.47

0.61

0.38

Condition of bicycle lane (3. cat.)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Obstacles present bicycle lane (yes/no)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public transport^a

0.80

0.91

0.59

0.82

0.72

Bus/tram stop (yes/no)

0.81

0.93

0.68

0.75

0.74

Railway/underground station (yes/no)

0.79

0.89

0.49

0.89

0.70

Aesthetics^a

0.24

0.62

0.40

0.30

0.26

Green/water area available (yes/no)

0.38

0.67

0.38

0.31

0.44

Park (yes/no)

− 0.01

0.39

0.55

0.39

0.40

Condition of park (3. cat.)

N/A

N/A

1

N/A

0

Residential gardens visible (yes/no)

0.74

0.86

0.58

0.78

0.62

Rating of residential gardens (well maintained/not well maintained)

− 0.03

0.80

− 0.01

− 0.02

− 0.02

Rating of most residential buildings (good/poor)

0

1

N/A

N/A

N/A

Open vacant area/parking lot available (yes/no)

0.46

0.74

0.52

0.64

0.49

Maintenance of green areas (well maintained/not well maintained)

0.06

0.58

0.26

− 0.15

0.06

Condition of sidewalks (3. cat.)

0.12

0.34

0.19

0.15

0.01

Presence of graffiti (yes/no)

0.15

0.55

0.13

0.29

0.28

Presence of litter (yes/no)

0.07

0.41

− 0.02

0.11

− 0.02

Presence of trees (yes/no)

0.21

0.43

0.23

0.31

0.23

Presence of forest (yes/no)

0.69

0.71

0.52

0.52

0.60

Land use-mix^a

0.55

0.70

0.54

0.65

0.57

Presence of residential buildings (yes/no)

0.79

0.96

0.66

0.80

0.70

Detached/semidetached homes (yes/no)

0.80

0.95

0.83

0.89

0.77

Terraced homes (yes/no)

0.44

0.56

0.50

0.54

0.37

Apartment buildings ≤ 5 stories (yes/no)

0.61

0.84

0.55

0.77

0.60

Apartment buildings > stories (yes/no)

0.76

0.86

0.56

0.78

0.80

Apartment above shops (yes/no)

0.65

0.80

0.49

0.65

0.52

% of commercial buildings (5 categories)

0.29

0.39

0.46

0.38

0.47

% of industrial buildings (5 categories)

0.18

0.31

0.80

0.29

0.80

School (yes/no)

0.61

0.47

0.53

0.55

0.69

Youth clubs (yes/no)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Shopping mall (yes/no)

0.32

0.85

0

0.85

0

Grocery stores^a

0.55

0.65

0.44

0.56

0.35

Supermarket (number)

0.96

0.74

0.77

0.56

0.43

Local food shop (number)

0

0

N/A

0.66

0

Bakery (number)

1

0

1

− 0.01

0.66

Street food market (number)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Small grocery store (number)

0

− 0.01

0

− 0.01

0

Convenience store (number)

0.80

0.66

− 0.01

1

0.66

Food outlets^a

0.62

0.92

0.51

0.74

0.56

Restaurants (number)

0.57

1

0.80

0.80

0.80

Fast food outlets (number)

0

N/A

0

N/A

0

Take away restaurants (number)

0.89

1

0.75

0.66

0.59

On street vendors (number)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Café (number)

0.66

0.66

− 0.01

0.49

0.39

Bar/Pub (number)

1

1

1

1

1

Recreational facilities^a

0.26

0.71

0.48

0.60

0.59

Playground (number)

0.50

0.66

0.65

0.65

0.64

Condition playground (3. cat.)

0

0.61

0

− 0.17

N/A

Soccer field (number)

0.69

0.71

0.85

0.59

0.55

Condition soccer field (3. cat.)

0

0.61

0

0.60

1

Other outdoor sports facilities (number)

0.39

0.89

0.89

0.66

0.16

Condition other sports facilities (3. cat.)

N/A

0.67

N/A

1

N/A

Indoor facilities (number)

0

0.85

N/A

0.85

N/A