ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2018
Correlates of the Built Environment and Active Travel: Evidence from 20 US Metropolitan Areas.
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Abstract
backgroundWalking and bicycling are health-promoting and environmentally friendly alternatives to the automobile. Previous studies that explore correlates of active travel and the built environment are for a single metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and results often vary among MSAs.
objectivesOur goal was to model the relationship between the built environment and active travel for 20 MSAs spanning the continental United States.
methodsWe sourced and processed pedestrian and bicycle traffic counts for 20 U.S. MSAs (
resultsBuilt environment features were significant predictors of active travel across all models. Areas with easy access to water and green space, high concentration of jobs, and high rates of active commuting were associated with higher bicycle and pedestrian volumes. Bicycle facilities (e.g., bike lanes, shared lane markings, off-street trails) were correlated with higher bicycle volumes. All models demonstrated reasonable goodness-of-fit for both bicyclists (adj-
conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first study to model multi-city trends in bicycling and walking traffic volumes with the goal of developing generalized estimates of the impact of the built environment on active travel. Our models could be used for exposure assessment (e.g., crashes, air pollution) to inform design of health-promoting cities. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3389.
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