Background Neighborhood walkability may encourage greater out-of-home travel (ie,
community mobility) to support independent functioning in later life. We examined …

Background: Evidence from large, population-based studies about the association between
neighbourhood walkability and the prevalence of obesity is limited. Data and methods: The …

Background Purposeful or utilitarian walking may allow a time-efficient, low cost
accumulation of physical activity. While constructing a built environment that supports …

Urban planners have suggested that built environment characteristics can support active
travel (walking and cycling) and reduce sedentary behavior. This study assessed whether …

BACKGROUND: The physical attributes of residential neighborhoods, particularly the
connectedness of streets and the proximity of destinations, can influence walking behaviors …

Background Numerous cross-sectional studies have consistently demonstrated an
association between attributes of urban form or 'walkability'and individual-and population …

Objective To estimate associations between walkability and physical activity during
transportation and leisure in a national-level population. Methods Walkability was measured …

Introduction Neighborhood walkability has been established as a potentially important
determinant of various health outcomes that are distributed inequitably by race/ethnicity and …

The assessment of neighborhood built environ-ments, especially neighborhood walkability
(a measure of how friendly a neighborhood is to walking), has been a recent focus of public …

Objectives Neighborhood walkability is favorably related to multiple physical health
outcomes, but associations with social health are less clear. Present analyses examined …