ANALYSIS OF WALKABILITY INDEX AND THERMAL COMFORT AND THEIR EFFECT ON WALKING INTENTION THROUGH PEDESTRIAN SATISFACTION ON JENDERAL SUDIRMAN STREET, JAKARTA

Muhamad Abid Faris (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)
Ainun Rahmawati (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)
Edi Purwanto (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)
Riza Phahlevi Marwanto (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)
Setia Hadi Pramudi (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)
Rizal Aprianto (Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan)

Multidiciplinary Output Research for Actual and International Issue (Morfai Journal)
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2026): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue

This study examines the influence of the walkability index and thermal comfort on pedestrians’ interest in walking, with satisfaction serving as an intervening variable, along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta. A combined approach was used, including an assessment of the walkability index based on Bina Marga Guideline No. 05/P/BM/2023, measurement of thermal comfort using the Temperature Humidity Index (THI), and SEM-PLS with 100 respondents. The walkability index reached 86.10 (Very Good). The THI indicated that shaded areas were comfortable (28.59–28.86), while unshaded areas were uncomfortable (29.28). Six out of seven SEM-PLS hypotheses were significant. Walkability significantly influences satisfaction (β = 0.663, p = 0.000) and interest in walking (β = 0.401, p = 0.000). Thermal comfort significantly influences satisfaction (β = 0.198, p = 0.026), but does not directly influence interest in walking. Thermal comfort significantly influences walking interest through satisfaction (β=0.088, p=0.050), indicating that satisfaction fully mediates this hypothesis. Satisfaction significantly influences walking interest (β=0.445, p=0.000). The model explains 58.7% of the variance in satisfaction and 73.1% of the variance in interest in walking. Keywords: SEM-PLS; temperature humidity index; thermal comfort; walkability index; walking interest; pedestrian satisfaction