The development of a walkability index: application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study

L Frank;J Sallis;B Saelens;L Leary;K Cain;T Conway;P Hess;

doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.058701

British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(13):924–933, OCTOBER 2010

DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058701

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PMID: 19406732

Issn Print: 0306-3674

Publication Date: October 2010

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Abstract

Emerging evidence supports a link between neighbourhood built environment and physical activity. Systematic methodologies for characterising neighbourhood built environment are needed that take advantage of available population information such as census-level demographics. Based on transportation and urban planning literatures, an integrated index for operationalising walkability using parcel-level information is proposed. Validity of the walkability index is examined through travel surveys among areas examined in the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (NQLS), a study investigating built environment correlates of adults' physical activity.


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