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Table 2 MAPS-Global Route section reliability scores (n = 349) between on-street and online raters

From: Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on‐street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries

Subscale

Content

Range of scores

Number of items

Inter-Rater Agreement

Kappa/ICC

Rater’s mean (SD)

On-street

Online

Destination and Land Use section (DLU)

 Residential Mix

1 = Apartment over retail only

2 = Apartments or multi-family only

3 = Mixed or other

4 = Single family only

0 = None

0–4

4

0.823 ICC

2.71 (0.97)

2.76 (0.99)

  Commercial-Shops

Grocery, convenience store, bakery, drugstore, other retail, shopping mall, strip mall, open air market

0–26

8

0.838 ICC

4.34 (5.12)

3.76 (4.46)

 Commercial -Restaurants/Entertainment

Fast food, sit-down, café, entertainment

0–15

4

0.775 ICC

2.32 (3.21)

1.93 (2.72)

 Institutional/Services

Bank, health-related professional, other service

0–15

3

0.859 ICC

4.13 (3.97)

3.47 (3.68)

 Public Recreation Facilities

Public indoor, public outdoor pay-to-use, public park and trail

0–5

4

0.752 ICC

0.53 (0.81)

0.51 (0.82)

 Private Recreation Facilities

Private indoor and outdoor

0–3

2

0.680 ICC

0.17 (0.48)

0.17 (0.49)

  Institutional - Place of Worship

Temple, church, synagogue, convent, mosque, etc.

0–5

1

0.803 ICC

0.25 (0.56)

0.20 (0.49)

 Institutional - School

Any type of school

0–5

1

0.692 ICC

0.64 (1.08)

0.44 (0.74)

 Pedestrian Street

Pedestrian street or zone

0.5

1

0.902 ICC

0.30 (0.82)

0.33 (0.86)

 Overall DLU Negative

Age-restricted bar, liquor or alcohol store

0–6

2

0.696 ICC

0.30 (0.84)

0.34 (0.92)

 Overall DLU Positive

Residential Density Mix + Commercial-Shops + Commercial Restaurants/Entertainment + Institutional/Services + Institutional-Place of worship + Institutional-School + Public Recreation Facilities + Private Recreation Facilities + Pedestrian Street or Zone

1–59

28

0.854 ICC

14.62 (12.81)

12.74 (11.36)

 Overall DLU Score

DLU Overall Positive Subscale – DLU Overall Negative Subscale

-3-59

30

0.856 ICC

14.32 (12.69)

12.40 (11.35)

Streetscape section

 Transit

Transit type and amenities, informal places to catch transit

0–10

14

0.788 ICC

2.83 (2.70)

2.48 (2.39)

 Traffic calming

Number of signs, circles, speed tables, speed humps, curb extensions in segment; recoded: 0 = 0, 1 = 1, 2 = 2, 3 = 3, 4 = 4, 5 + = 5

0–5

1

0.597 ICC

2.47 (1.98)

1.90 (1.78)

 Street Amenities

Presence of trash bins, benches, bicycle racks, bicycle lockers/compounds, kiosks/information booths, hawkers/shops/carts.

0–5

6

0.891 ICC

1.45 (1.42)

1.33 (1.42)

 Overall Streetscape Positive

Transit, traffic calming, street amenities

0–18

21

0.742 ICC

6.95 (4.45)

5.90 (4.00)

Aesthetics and Social section

 Overall Aesthetics and Social Positive

Hardscape, water, softscape, landscaping

0–4

4

0.612 ICC

1.03 (0.73)

1.09 (0.83)

 Overall Aesthetics and Social Negative

Buildings not maintained, graffiti, litter, dog fouling, extent of disorder, highway nearby

0–6

6

0.738 ICC

2.74 (1.63)

2.36 (1.50)

 Overall Aesthetics and Social Score

Positive + Negative

− 6–3

10

0.736 ICC

-1.71 (1.92)

-1.27 (1.98)

  1. SD standard deviation