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

Objectives. To investigate the association between walkability and obesity, we studied
adults residing in Baltimore City, Maryland, in neighborhoods of varying racial and …

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

Urban form—the structure of the built environment—can influence physical activity, yet little
is known about how walkable design differs according to neighborhood sociodemographic …

Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear …

Planning research has shown correlations between urban sprawl and obesity. Additional
work has correlated higher walkability with increased walking behavior and improved …

Although many low-income urban areas are highly walkable by conventional measures
such as population density or land use mix, chronic diseases related to lack of physical …

Objective This study examined associations among perceived neighborhood walkability,
physical activity (PA), and obesity among United States adults. Methods Data from the 2020 …

Research has examined spatial distribution of physical activity, mostly focusing on between-
area differences by examining associations of area-level walkability measures with physical …

Neighborhood built environments may play an important role in shaping mobility and
subsequent health outcomes. However, little work includes broader mobility considerations …