BACKGROUND: Enhancing community environments to support walking and bicycling
serves as a promising approach to increase population levels of physical activity. However …

BACKGROUND: Promotion of transportation-related physical activity is consistent with
current national recommendations. However, few studies have simultaneously examined …

Purpose. To examine the role of land use and transportation plans as policy instruments for
promoting active community environments. Design. Cross-sectional analysis using …

Purpose Few studies have explored how relationships of perceived environment and
physical activity vary across different activity domains and populations. This question was …

Research in transportation, urban design, and planning has examined associations
between physical environment variables and individuals' walking and cycling for transport …

BACKGROUND: Researchers and policymakers increasingly identify active living—
including walking and bicycling for travel and recreation—as a potential strategy to increase …

Purpose. To examine associations between perceived neighborhood characteristics, access
to places for activity, and leisure-time physical activity. Design. Cross-sectional telephone …

The built environment may be responsible for making nonmotorized transportation
inconvenient, resulting in declines in physical activity. However, few studies have assessed …

Purpose. Compare walking and bicycling for transportation and recreation with the
percentage of the community devoted to parklands. Methods. Behavioral Risk Factor …

Physical activity is usually done in specific types of places, referred to as physical activity
environments. These often include parks, trails, fitness centers, schools, and streets. In …