RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The development of a walkability index: application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 924
OP 933
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058701
VO 44
IS 13
A1 Frank, L D
A1 Sallis, J F
A1 Saelens, B E
A1 Leary, L
A1 Cain, K
A1 Conway, T L
A1 Hess, P M
YR 2010
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/13/924.abstract
AB Emerging evidence supports a link between neighbourhood built environment and physical activity. Systematic methodologies for characterising neighbourhood 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 operationalising 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 (NQLS), a study investigating built environment correlates of adults' physical activity.