Differences in transportation and leisure physical activity by neighborhood design controlling for residential choice

• Published in: Journal of Sport and Health Science Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 532 - 539
• Main Authors: McCormack, Gavin R., Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, Oka, Koichiro, Friedenreich, Christine M., Blackstaffe, Anita, Alaniz, Francisco Uribe, Farkas, Brenlea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019; Elsevier BV; 上海体育大学; Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, T2S 3C3, Canada%Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada%School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada%Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan; Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia%Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan%Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada; Shanghai University of Sport; Elsevier
• Subjects: Active transportation; Built environment; GV557-1198.995; RC1200-1245; Regular Paper; Self-selection; Sports; Sports medicine; Urban design; Walkability; Active transportation; Built environment; Walkability; Urban design; Self-selection

•Different types of neighborhood design support different physical activities.•Neighborhood design was associated with participation in physical activity but not with the volume of physical activity undertaken.•Compared with curvilinear neighborhoods, neighborhoods with grid street patterns were mor...