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FITTING PLACES: How the Built Environment Affects Active Living and Active Transportation.
Source: Go for Green
This discussion paper is intended to provide an introduction to how the design of cities and town influences the behavior of the people who live in them.
Read More >Environmental and Policy Determinants of Physical Activity in the United States
Source: American Journal of Public Health
This study examined (1) descriptive patterns in perceived environmental and policy determinants of physical activity and (2) associations between these factors and behavior. The full text can be obtained through the American Journal of Public Health at the link below.
Read More >The Impact of Community Design and Land-Use Choices on Public Health
Source: American Journal of Public Health
This report describes 37 questions that resulted from a workshop on the relationship between the built environment and physical and mental health. The full text may be obtained from PubMed Central at the link below.
Read More >Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
This article reviews the current methods of measuring the built environment and travel behavior, and discusses the challenges to determining the connection between environment and physical activity.
Read More >Risk Factors For Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions at Intersections
Source: Journal of Safety Research
This paper reports a study of bicycle -motor vehicle collisions in the city of Palo Alto, California. This resource can be purchased through IngentaConnect at the link below.
Read More >Pedestrian Behavior and Perception in Urban Walking Environments
Source: Journal of Planning Literature
This report looks at how pedestrians will respond to characteristics of the environment as they formulate and enact their walking itineraries. This resource can be purchased through the Sage Journals Online.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research Board
This paper describes the research used to develop an objective bicycle route safety rating model based on injury severity. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research Board
The purpose of this study is to examine pedestrian conditions in Waikiki, the most urbanized area in Honolulu. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers.
Read More >Variation of Walking Speeds on a Unidirectional Walkway and on a Bidirectional Stairway
Source: Transportation Research Board
This paper describes a study of walking speed reliability under uni-directional and bidirectional pedestrian flow conditions within Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway stations. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board,
Read More >Role of Environmental Attributes in Explaining Pedestrian-Vehicular Crashes near Public Schools
Source: Transportation Research Board
This study analyzes pedestrian-vehicular crashes to determine any relationships that may exist between crashes near public schools and the physical and social attributes of these schools. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board,
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