Urban Form Relationships with Walk Trip Frequency and Distance among Youth

• Published in: American journal of health promotion Vol. 21; no. 4_suppl; pp. 305 - 311
• Main Authors: Frank, Lawrence, Kerr, Jacqueline, Chapman, Jim, Sallis, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child, Preschool; City Planning; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demography; Environment Design; Female; Geography; Georgia; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Motor Activity; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Walking - statistics & numerical data; Georgia; Health focus: physical activity; Outcome measure: behavioral; Research purpose: relationship testing; Target population circumstances: income level, geographic location, ethnicity; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Target population: youth; Walking; Built Environment; Format: research; Strategy: built environment; Children; Setting: local community; Study design: nonexperimental

Purpose. To assess the relationship among objectively measured urban form variables, age, and walking in youth. Design. Cross-sectional analyses of travel diary data mapped against urban form characteristics within a 1-km buffer of participant's place of residence. Setting. Youth in the Atlanta...