Transport planning is gradually shifting targets towards modifying the pedestrian
streetscapes that favor walking and enhance urban sustainability. We cannot be optimistic …

This article examines the effects of walkability on property values and investment returns.
Walkability is the degree to which an area within walking distance of a property encourages …

Ecological models of physical activity emphasize the effects of environmental
influences.“Microscale” streetscape features that may affect pedestrian experience have …

Engaging in regular physical activity (PA) and reducing time spent in sedentary behaviors is
critically important to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However …

The association of neighborhood built environment with walking activity has received
growing attention, although most studies have relied upon subjective measures of the built …

Australian cities have undergone profound reforms over recent decades, as politicians,
decisionmakers and planners have sought to ensure our built environments remain liveable …

Much of the physical activity and built environment literature has focused on composite
walkability indices based on the D variables–design, density, diversity, destination …

Walking is an important source of outdoor physical activity among elderly people. In order to
devise measures aimed at encouraging walking among the elderly it is important to …

This study explored the relationship between social capital and aspects of the built
environment, focusing in particular on the walkability of suburbs as determined by street …