Active travel to school has declined during the last 50 years in North America. During the last
decade, the children's active school transportation (AST) literature has grown. This …

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased globally over the past three decades,
with evidence of recent leveling off in developed countries. Reduction in the, currently high …

Access to subway stations is important for daily commuting, but scant attention has been
given to green space exposure at subway station areas in people's residential …

Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep are important predictors of children's health.
This paper aimed to investigate socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary …

Interest in active school transportation has emerged in response to concern over the
reduced levels of physical activity (PA) among children. PA derived from active school travel …

Geographical research on children, youth, and families has done much to highlight the ways
in which children's lives have changed over the last twenty-five years. A key strand of …

Pedestrian route choice (PRC) is influenced by a wide range of factors, yet an
understanding of the trends, patterns, and findings of PRC research is a gap in the literature …

Background Physical activity plays a fundamental role in the health and well-being of
children. Walking is the most common form of physical activity and the journey to and from …

Background Previous research has found that built environment features (eg, density,
diversity and design) influence children's mode of transportation choice during school …

Objective: The objective of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesize the findings
on built-environment determinants and their relation to participation in different domains of …