The purpose of this study was to describe the presence and quality of active transportation safety features in Canadian school environments that relate to pedestrian and bicycle safety. Variations in these features and associated traffic concerns as perceived by school administrators were examined by geographic status and school type. The study was based on schools that participated in 2009/201...

BACKGROUND Active transportation to school is a method by which youth can build physical activity into their daily routines. We examined correlates of active transportation to school at both individual- (characteristics of the individual and family) and area- (school and neighborhood) levels amongst youth living within 1 mile (1.6 km) of their school. METHODS Using the 2009/10 Canadian Health...

transportation industry is the most dynamic components of any society. in the twenty-first century, with the growth of technology and the widespread use of the internet and the emergence of e-commerce and e-business interaction and active transportation industry deserves to have a wide range of electronic services to the transportation community to take advantage of the investors of the new and...

BACKGROUND Active commuters have lower risk of chronic disease. Understanding which of the, to some extent, modifiable characteristics of public transportation that facilitate its use is thus important in a public health perspective. The aim of the study was to examine the association between individual public transportation accessibility and self-reported active commuting, and whether the asso...

Supporting livable cities is a key priority of the Obama Administration, fully embraced by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and necessitates increased active transportation (walking and cycling) in communities across the country. Transportation data that support active transportation planning are lacking for most communities. With the increasing pervasiveness of smartphones that are graphi...

PURPOSE To examine the role of land use and transportation plans as policy instruments for promoting active community environments. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using multilevel models to examine whether active community environment scores were associated with leisure and transportation-related physical activity (PA) and whether associations varied by household income. SETTING 67 North C...

BACKGROUND Past studies of associations between measures of the built environment, particularly street connectivity, and active transportation (AT) or leisure walking/bicycling have largely failed to account for spatial autocorrelation of connectivity variables and have seldom examined both the propensity for AT and its duration in a coherent fashion. Such efforts could improve our understandin...

OBJECTIVES Walking or cycling to school represents an opportunity for children to engage in physical activity. The study objectives were to: 1) describe active transportation policies, programs, and built environments of Canadian schools and their surrounding neighbourhoods, and 2) document variations based on urban-rural location and school type (primary vs. secondary vs. mixed primary/seconda...

Policies that stimulate active transportation (walking and bicycling) have been related to heath benefits. This study aims to assess the potential health risks and benefits of promoting active transportation for commuting populations (age groups 16-64) in six European cities. We conducted a health impact assessment using two scenarios: increased cycling and increased walking. The primary outcom...