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Aesthetic Amenities and Safety Hazards Associated with Walking and Bicycling for Transportation in New York City
Annals of behavioral medicine, v 45(Suppl 1), pp S76-S85
01 Feb 2013
PMID: 23011913
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Abstract
One strategy to address health problems related to insufficient physical activity is to examine modifiable neighborhood characteristics associated with active transportation.
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether neighborhoods with more aesthetic amenities (sidewalk caf,s, street trees, and clean sidewalks) and fewer safety hazards (pedestrian-auto fatalities and homicides) are associated with active transportation.
The 2003 Community Health Survey in New York City, which asked about active transportation (walking or bicycling > 10 blocks) in the past 30 days, was linked to ZIP-code population census and built environment characteristics. Adjusted associations were estimated for dichotomous (any active transportation versus none) and continuous (trip frequency) active transportation outcomes.
Among 8,034 adults, those living near sidewalk caf,s were 10 % more likely to report active transportation (p = 0.01). Homicide rate was associated with less frequent active transportation among those reporting any active transportation (p = 0.002).
Investments in aesthetic amenities or homicide prevention may help to promote active transportation.
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- Title
- Aesthetic Amenities and Safety Hazards Associated with Walking and Bicycling for Transportation in New York City
- Creators
- Gina S. Lovasi - Columbia UniversityOfira Schwartz-Soicher - Columbia UniversityKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia UniversityKevin Konty - New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneBonnie Kerker - New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneJames Quinn - Columbia UniversityAndrew Rundle - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- Annals of behavioral medicine, v 45(Suppl 1), pp S76-S85
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- R01DK079885 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) K01HD067390 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000316383000012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84879094323
- Other Identifier
- 991020099617704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary