Journal article
Changes in physical activity after building a greenway in a disadvantaged urban community: A natural experiment
Preventive medicine reports, v 15, pp 100941-100941
01 Sep 2019
PMID: 31338283
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Abstract
Few studies have evaluated physical activity changes in response to active transportation investments in low-income disadvantaged communities. This quasi-experimental pre-post paired location design assessed physical activity responses to a 1.5-mile urban greenway constructed in 2013 along arterial streets in a poor, high-crime, predominantly African-American neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pre-construction (2011) and post-construction (fall 2014), systematic observations (N = 8783) and environmental audit data were collected at the greenway and a comparison area. Post-construction intercept surveys were collected at the greenway (N = 175). Secondary data sources included census 2010-2014 and crime rates. Post-construction, there were notable improvements in street and sidewalk design, however, conditions remained sub-optimal and crime remained high. Most greenway users resided in the neighborhood and were daily users. Systematic observations at the greenway found slight increases in non-walking MVPA after construction (running or bicycling rose from 4% to 9%) and MVPA that included walking-fast (rose from 16% to 18%). However, the magnitude of the increase was similar to the increase in MVPA observed at the comparison site, which suggested that intensity of physical activity did not change as a result of the greenway (p-value > 0.15 for adjusted interaction between pre-post and location). Greenways, absent comprehensive improvements to the built and social environment, may be insufficient to promote MVPA in very disadvantaged high-crime urban communities.
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- Title
- Changes in physical activity after building a greenway in a disadvantaged urban community: A natural experiment
- Creators
- Amy H. Auchincloss - Drexel UniversityYvonne L. Michael - Drexel UniversityJulia F. Kuder - Drexel UniversityJinggaofu Shi - Drexel UniversitySumaiya Khan - Drexel UniversityLance S. Ballester - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Preventive medicine reports, v 15, pp 100941-100941
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000645518700058
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85068741446
- Other Identifier
- 991019167639204721
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