Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates

X Delclòs-Alió, DA Rodríguez, C Medina… - Transport …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Walking for transportation is a common and accessible means of achieving recommended
physical activity levels, while providing important social and environmental co-benefits. Even …

Environmental factors associated with older adult's walking behaviors: A systematic review of quantitative studies

HY Yun - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to systematically review the relationship between neighborhood
environments and all types of walking behaviors among older adults. Seventy peer …

The relationship between visual enclosure for neighbourhood street walkability and elders' mental health in China: Using street view images

R Wang, Y Lu, J Zhang, P Liu, Y Yao, Y Liu - Journal of Transport & Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Neighbourhood walkability has been consistently associated with more
physical activities in adults. Nevertheless, evidence of a beneficial association between …

Urban greenery cushions the decrease in leisure-time physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A natural experimental study

Y Yang, Y Lu, L Yang, Z Gou, Y Liu - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related social distancing
measures have altered the daily lifestyles of people worldwide. Although studies on this …

Urban services, pedestrian networks and behaviors to measure elderly accessibility

F Gaglione, C Cottrill, C Gargiulo - Transportation research part D: transport …, 2021 - Elsevier
Relationships between the organisation of the pedestrian network and the location and
distribution of activities represent an important element in improving accessibility to urban …

[HTML][HTML] Built environment bikeability as a predictor of cycling frequency: Lessons from Barcelona

O Codina, M Maciejewska, J Nadal… - Transportation research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Many cities are putting cycling at the centre of their sustainable transportation
policies after the COVID pandemic. Cycling is seen as a desirable mode of transport in …

The urban vitality conditions of Jane Jacobs in Barcelona: Residential and smartphone-based tracking measurements of the built environment in a Mediterranean …

X Delclòs-Alió, A Gutiérrez, C Miralles-Guasch - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
Jane Jacobs has presented theories on the attributes that the built environment of cities
ought to present in order to ensure pedestrian activity, which she considers to be the main …

Correlates of walking for travel in seven European cities: the PASTA project

M Gascon, T Götschi, A de Nazelle… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Although walking for travel can help in reaching the daily recommended levels
of physical activity, we know relatively little about the correlates of walking for travel in the …

The impacts of COVID-19 on older adults' active transportation mode usage in Isfahan, Iran

A Shaer, H Haghshenas - Journal of Transport & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Since active mobility is essential for older adults' health and well-being, especially in
crises, this study aims to investigate and compare factors affecting active mode choice of …

Urban form and physical activity through transport: a review based on the d-variable framework

JL Kent, M Crane, N Waidyatillake, M Stevenson… - Transport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The potential to encourage physical activity through the use of active transport modes,
particularly walking and cycling, is of interest to public health and planning professionals …