Walkability Index Based on Pedestrian Needs in the Losari Beach area of Makassar City

Abstract

Walkability Indexis the result of measuring the comfort level of pedestrian paths which will be a benchmark
for developing pedestrian paths that are feasible for everyone. Jpedestrian paths (sidewalks) can be said
to be feasible if they can meet pedestrian needs based on several criteria such as accessibility, circulation,
safety, security, beauty, cleanliness, noise, shade, and connectivity. The purpose of this study is to obtain
a pedestrian comfort index based on pedestrian needs in the Losari Beach Area and Fort Rotterdam. To
produce this comfort index, it is necessary to identify the factors and measure the level of comfort based on
pedestrian needs, and to determine the priority of pedestrian needs..The pedestrian path available in this area
is known as “Bundaratta”, located in the recreation/natural tourism area (Losari Beach) and cultural tourism
(Fort Rotterdam) people of Makassar City. With the function of the land as a recreation area, a comfortable
pedestrian path is urgently needed by local and foreign tourists to enjoy and reach the existing facilities
around the area. This research is a quantitative descriptive study, using a Likert scale to obtain a level of
comfort and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to obtain priority for the comfort factor. The results
showed that the pedestrian comfort index along Losari Beach to Fort Rotterdam is 60.20 and it is in the
comfortable category, but it still needs some repairs and improvements in several location segments so that
this pedestrian lane falls into the category that is truly comfortable and even very comfortable. for its users.