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The Development of a Walkability Index: Application To the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study
1 University of British Columbia, Canada
2 San Diego State University, United States
3 University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, United States
4 Lawrence Frank and Company, Canada
5 University of Toronto, Canada
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ldfrank{at}interchange.ubc.ca.
Accepted 9 February 2009
Abstract
Emerging evidence supports a link between neighborhood built environment and physical activity. Systematic methodologies for characterizing neighborhood built environment are needed that take advantage of available population information such as Census-level demographics. Based on transportation and urban planning literatures, an integrated index for operationalizing walkability using parcel-level information is proposed. Validity of the walkability index is examined through travel surveys among areas examined in the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study, a study investigating built environment correlates of adults’ physical activity.
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