ArticleAmerican journal of public health2009
The influence of the physical environment and sociodemographic characteristics on children's mode of travel to and from school.
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- Systematic Review of Active Travel to School Surveillance in the United States and Canada.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2023Article
- Perceived Safety Influencing Active Travel to School-A Built Environment Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The effect of the street environment on two types of essential physical activity in industrial neighborhoods from the perspective of public health: a study from the Harbin low-income population health survey, China.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Rethinking walkability and developing a conceptual definition of active living environments to guide research and practice.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Considering Autonomous Exploration in Healthy Environments: Reflections from an Urban Wildscape.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The impact of Covid-19 on children's active travel to school in Vietnam.Journal of transport geography · 2021Article
- Implementation of School Remote Drop-off Walking Programs: Results from Qualitative Interviews.Journal of transport & health · 2021Article
- Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Pedestrian Route Selection among Elementary Schoolchildren in Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Land use mix in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Review
- Children's Active School Travel: Examining the Combined Perceived and Objective Built-Environment Factors from Space Syntax.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Active Transport to School and School Neighbourhood Built Environment across Urbanisation Settings in Otago, New Zealand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined whether certain characteristics of the social and physical environment influence a child's mode of travel between home and school.
methodsStudents aged 11 to 13 years from 21 schools throughout London, Ontario, answered questions from a travel behavior survey. A geographic information system linked survey responses for 614 students who lived within 1 mile of school to data on social and physical characteristics of environments around the home and school. Logistic regression analysis was used to test the influence of environmental factors on mode of travel (motorized vs "active") to and from school.
resultsOver 62% of students walked or biked to school, and 72% from school to home. The likelihood of walking or biking to school was positively associated with shorter trips, male gender, higher land use mix, and presence of street trees. Active travel from school to home was also associated with lower residential densities and lower neighborhood incomes.
conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that active travel is associated with environmental characteristics and suggest that school planners should consider these factors when siting schools in order to promote increased physical activity among students.
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