"After controlling for the fact that some streets have more (or less) foot traffic based simply on location qualities, the researchers pinpointed three of these 20 street design features that remained significantly correlated to pedestrian counts:
- Active uses. These were streets with lots of high-traffic buildings (defined as a place that at more than five people entered or exited during the observation period) or active fixtures (such as parks, restaurants, schools, and the like) relative to their amount of inactive features (such as parking lots, churches, or construction sites).
- Street furniture or items. Here the researchers considered very interactive elements (such as tables and chairs, benches, vendors, ATMs, bus stops, parking meters, and bike racks) as well as more inert objects (such as street lights, fire hydrants, trash cans, newspaper or mail boxes).
- First-floor windows. This design feature was defined as the average proportion of the ground floor covered in windows. It remained significant even after controlling for the presence of retailers on the ground floor—meaning the appeal likely goes beyond window-shopping."
from: http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/07/the-3-traits-shared-by-new-yorks-most-walkable-streets/399653
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