The hierarchy of walking needs and the COVID-19 pandemic

M Paydar, A Kamani Fard - … of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 - mdpi.com
More than 150 cities around the world have expanded emergency cycling and walking
infrastructure to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. This …

Elderly mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration in Kunming, China

Q Liu, Y Liu, C Zhang, Z An, P Zhao - Journal of transport geography, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 in China started at the end of December 2019. This led to a
series of containment measurements to control the spread of COVID-19. Despite of the …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in active travel among older adults: Non-linear built environment insights

Y Yang, K Sasaki, L Cheng, X Liu - Transportation research part D: transport …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although many studies have revealed the relationship between the built environment and
active travel among older adults, limited studies offer insights into gender differences. Using …

Contextualizing walkability: do relationships between built environments and walking vary by socioeconomic context?

A Adkins, C Makarewicz, M Scanze… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings: Supportive built environments for walking are
linked to higher rates of walking and physical activity, but little is known about this …

The contribution of mobile apps to the improvement of walking/cycling behavior considering the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

M Paydar, A Kamani Fard - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
More than one hundred and fifty cities around the world have expanded their emergency
cycling and walking infrastructures to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 …

A qualitative study on the role of the built environment for short walking trips

S Ferrer, T Ruiz, L Mars - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study uses a qualitative approach with the aim to identify built environmental
factors influencing short walking distances for transportation among adults (18–65 years) …

Active mobility: bringing together transport planning, urban planning, and public health

C Koszowski, R Gerike, S Hubrich, T Götschi… - Towards user-centric …, 2019 - Springer
Active mobility is related to various positive effects and is promoted in urban planning,
transport planning, and in public health. The goals of these three disciplines differ in many …

Development and application of the Pedestrian Environment Index (PEI)

F Peiravian, S Derrible, F Ijaz - Journal of Transport Geography, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to develop a new and easily computable measure of pedestrian
friendliness for urban neighborhoods that makes the best use of the available data and also …

The impact of the built environment on the decision to walk for short trips: Evidence from two Spanish cities

S Ferrer, T Ruiz - Transport Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we use a qualitative methodology to identify and compare factors of the built
environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two different Spanish cities …

An exploration of the importance of social influence in the decision to start bicycling in England

H Sherwin, K Chatterjee, J Jain - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding, through qualitative exploration,
of the ways in which social influence affects the decision to start bicycling in England.'Social …