Association of built-environment, social-environment and personal factors with bicycling as a mode of transportation among Austrian city dwellers

Titze, Sylvia; Stronegger, Willibald J.; Janschitz, Susanne; Oja, Pekka

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“…3 Several studies have identified street infrastructure, sidewalk connectivity, mixed land use, residential density, facility provisions, aesthetics, and safety as independently associated variables affecting transport physical activity levels in area residents. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In addition, the actual and perceived distance to and from local shops and transit also influences a person's choice to travel by foot or bike. 7 A walkable neighborhood consistently sees higher levels of physical activity, particularly for transport physical activity.…”

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In addition, the actual and perceived distance to and from local shops and transit also influences a person's choice to travel by foot or bike. 7 A walkable neighborhood consistently sees higher levels of physical activity, particularly for transport physical activity. [9][10][11][12][13][14] According to one recent review of the literature, transport physical activity is positively associated with connectivity, land use mix and density.…”

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Walking to Work: The Roles of Neighborhood Walkability and Socioeconomic Deprivation

Kelly¹,

Lian²,

Struthers³

et al. 2015

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background:There are few studies that aimed to find a relationship between transportation-related physical activity and neighborhood socioeconomic condition using a composite deprivation index. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship of neighborhood walkability and socioeconomic deprivation with percentage of adults walking to work. Methods: A walkability index and a socioeconomic deprivation index were created at block group-level. The outcome variable, percentage of adults who walk to work was dichotomized as < 5% of the block group walking to work low and ≥ 5% of the block group walking to work as high and applied logistic regression to examine the association of walkability and socioeconomic deprivation with walking to work. Results: Individuals in the most walkable neighborhoods are almost 5 times more likely to walk to work than individuals in the least walkable neighborhoods (OR = 4.90, 95% CI = 2.80-8.59). After adjusting for neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, individuals in the most walkable neighborhoods are almost 3 times more likely to walk to work than individuals in the least walkable neighborhoods (OR = 2.98, 95% CI = 1.62-5.49). Conclusions: Walkability (as measured by the walkability index) is a very strong indicator of walking to work even after controlling for neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage.

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Walking to Work: The Roles of Neighborhood Walkability and Socioeconomic Deprivation

Kelly¹,

Lian²,

Struthers³

et al. 2015

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…In support of this theory, researchers have found that individuals whose friends and/or family members www.intechopen.com engaged in AT were more likely to walk or cycle for utilitarian purposes (de Geus et al, 2007;Titze et al, 2007). Similarly, social support has been shown to be positively related to AT (Ball et al, 2007;Titze et al, 2008).…”

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The Environmental and Population Health Benefits of Active Transport: A Review

Larouche¹

2012

Greenhouse Gases - Emission, Measurement and Management

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“…The interest in bicycle use as a means of transport and leisure has increased in the last decade 1,2 . Such interest is motivated, among other aspects, by the potential positive impact of bicycle use on physical activity levels of individuals, with numerous health benefits 3 .…”

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Validade e fidedignidade de um instrumento em Português para avaliar o padrão de uso de bicicleta em áreas urbanas

Kienteka

Reis

2017

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-The aim of this study was to analyze the validity and reliability of an instrument to assess bicycle use patterns in urban areas through systematic observation. The instrument items were selected from a literature review. Content validity was established by consensus opinion of experts of the physical activity area. The temporal stability (reliability) was verified by percentage of agreement and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Observations were conducted using an adapted protocol based on the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC), consisting of systematic scans for counting cyclists in an urban area through video images provided by the public transport control system of Curitiba (URBS). Observers A and B recorded a total of 383 and 378 cyclists. Most of the observed subjects were men (87%), adults (84%), cycling on the BRT lane (54%), coming from downtown (54%), rode the bicycle on the wrong side of the street (58.2%), were not wearing a helmet (76.8) and bicycled alone (64%). Agreement percentiles ranged from 89.2 to 99.5% and ICC values from 0.922 to 0.999. According to criteria adopted, reliability was considered high in all categories included in the instrument. The instrument showed validity and reliability to be used in studies aiming to evaluate bicycle use patterns in Brazilian urban areas.Key words: Bicycling; Evaluation; Leisure activities; Observation; Pendular migration; Validity of tests. Resumo -O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a validade e fidedignidade de um instrumento para avaliar o padrão de uso de bicicleta em áreas urbanas de forma observacional. Os itens componentes do instrumento foram selecionados a partir da revisão da literatura sobre o tema. A validade de conteúdo foi estabelecida pelo parecer consensual de especialistas da área de atividade física e saúde. A estabilidade temporal (fidedignidade) foi verificada por meio do percentual de concordância e pelo coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (CCI). As observações foram realizadas com um protocolo adaptado e baseado no System for Observing Play and Recreation in

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Association of built-environment, social-environment and personal factors with bicycling as a mode of transportation among Austrian city dwellers

Cited by 198 publications

References 29 publications

Walking to Work: The Roles of Neighborhood Walkability and Socioeconomic Deprivation

Walking to Work: The Roles of Neighborhood Walkability and Socioeconomic Deprivation

The Environmental and Population Health Benefits of Active Transport: A Review

Validade e fidedignidade de um instrumento em Português para avaliar o padrão de uso de bicicleta em áreas urbanas

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