Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science

RC Brownson, CM Hoehner, K Day, A Forsyth… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …

Evaluating the capability of walkability audit tools for assessing sidewalks

M Aghaabbasi, M Moeinaddini, MZ Shah… - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Even though assessing sidewalks is an integral component of walkability assessment tools,
no single study exists that adequately covers the relevance of existing walkability audits for …

The street level built environment and physical activity and walking: Results of a predictive validity study for the Irvine Minnesota Inventory

MG Boarnet, A Forsyth, K Day… - Environment and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The Irvine Minnesota Inventory (IMI) was designed to measure environmental features that
may be associated with physical activity and particularly walking. This study assesses how …

Built environment instruments for walkability, bikeability, and recreation: Disability and universal design relevant?

JA Gray, JL Zimmerman, JH Rimmer - Disability and health journal, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite a plethora of instruments that measure the built environment with
respect to its effect on potential physical activity, little is known about how relevant these …

A new assessment model to evaluate the microscale sidewalk design factors at the neighbourhood level

M Aghaabbasi, M Moeinaddini, MZ Shah… - Journal of Transport & …, 2017 - Elsevier
To date, several assessment tools have been developed to evaluate the pedestrian
environments and sidewalks at the street and neighbourhood level. While the existing tools …

Objective assessment of station approach routes: Development and reliability of an audit for walking environments around metro stations in China

G Sun, C Webster, A Chiaradia - Journal of Transport & Health, 2017 - Elsevier
Transit users may achieve the recommended amount of daily physical activity solely by
walking to and from transit stations. However, there are few objective assessments of the …

Urban mosaic: Visual exploration of streetscapes using large-scale image data

F Miranda, M Hosseini, M Lage… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Urban planning is increasingly data driven, yet the challenge of designing with data at a city
scale and remaining sensitive to the impact at a human scale is as important today as it was …

Exploring effective micro-level items for evaluating inclusive walking facilities on urban streets (applied in Johor Bahru, Malaysia)

Z Asadi-Shekari, M Moeinaddini, M Aghaabbasi… - Sustainable cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Modern cities try to provide enough facilities for inclusive and pedestrian-friendly streets.
Evaluating and designing models that consider a wide range of street users, including …

Mapping review of accessible pedestrian infrastructures for individuals with physical disabilities

S Gamache, F Routhier, E Morales… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Due to the ageing population and higher prevalence of individuals living with
physical disabilities, there is a critical need for inclusive practices when designing …

[HTML][HTML] What predicts how safe people feel in their neighborhoods and does it depend on functional status?

AJ Velasquez, JA Douglas, F Guo, JW Robinette - SSM-Population Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Feeling unsafe in one's neighborhood is related to poor health. Features of the
neighborhood environment have been suggested to inform perceptions of neighborhood …