Public transit ridership offers valuable opportunities for modest amounts of daily physical activity (PA). Transit is a more feasible option for most Canadian commuters who live too far from work to walk or cycle, yet public transit usage in midsized Canadian cities has historically remained low due to inefficient transit service. The objectives of this longitudinal study were threefold: to ass...

Abstract In recent years, the e-bike has become increasingly popular in many European countries. With higher speeds and less effort needed, is a promising mode of transport to many, it considered good alternative for certain car trips by policy-makers planners. A major limitation studies that investigate such substitution effects e-bike, their reliance on cross-sectional data which do not allow...

Transit proximity is impactful in providing congestion relief and carbon emissions reduction only within a certain range, while the effective ranges to achieve different policy goals might be distinct. Comparing impact boundaries of transit on use offers insights for planners coordinate multidimensional more efficiently, but few studies have conducted this comparative analysis. Using 2019 trave...

OBJECTIVE To determine if promotion of active modes of travel is an effective strategy for obesity prevention by assessing whether active commuting (walking or cycling for all or part of the journey to work) is independently associated with objectively assessed biological markers of obesity. DESIGN Cross sectional study of data from the wave 2 Health Assessment subsample of Understanding Soci...

There is growing body of research and practice assessing transportation equity justice. Commuting an especially important dimension to study since such frequent, non-discretionary travel, can come at the expense time for other activities therefore negatively impact mental health well-being. An ”extreme commuter” a worker who has particularly burdensome commute, previously been defined based on ...

Active commuting (AC) to school represents a great opportunity to incorporate walking or cycling into adolescents' everyday routine. The objective of the study was to describe changes in AC in Czech adolescents across a 10-year period in different built environments. Data from the 2001 and 2011 Czech Census of Population and Housing were used to examine the mode of transportation taken to schoo...