Studies have identified attributes and categories of attributes that relate to walkability, but as
those studies are correlational, they do not establish causality. We used a within subject …

Policy makers have been trying to find ways to increase walking in the general public to
improve public health, increase transit use and improve general livability in cities. One of the …

Urban designers are interested in the environmental qualities of places that make them
better for walking, not only as settings for physical activity, but also as sensorial and social …

Results of a pedestrian survey conducted in two pairs of Austin, Texas, neighborhoods that
possess either pedestrian-oriented or automobile-oriented transportation system, land use …

The relationship between walkability and the built environment has come to the forefront of
urban planning research in recent years. Planners and public health officials alike …

To date, the literature on urban design and walking has often emphasized more macro-scale
features, such as block length and number of intersections, that are easier to measure …

Few studies of walkability include both perceived and audited walkability measures. We
examined perceived walkability (Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale …

Many fields of study recognize the interdependent health, environmental, and economic
benefits of walking. To promote walking in entire populations, measures such as Walk Score …

An experiment tested whether physical disorder affected low to moderate income African–
American children's choice of street to walk on and their parents' choice of a street for them …

Multiple studies have revealed the impact of walkable environments on physical activity.
Scholars attach considerable importance to leisure and health-related walking. Recent …