Table 1 Park accessibility indicators

From: Variation in access to urban parks across six OECD countries

Indicator

Description

Unit of measurement

Median travel time to the closest park

Indicates the time it would take the median person living in this geographic unit to walk to the closest park

Median walking time in minutes

for each FUA/HDC

Share of population with access to parks within a given time interval

Indicates the proportion of the population in this geographic unit that can access a park within walking distance. Also reflects the population without access to parks

Percentage of FUA/HDC population within a 10 min walk to a park