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Attributes of environments supporting walking.

Anne Vernez Moudon1, Chanam Lee, Allen D Cheadle

  • 1Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. moudon@u.washington.edu

American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP
|May 23, 2007
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Neighborhood walkability is linked to health. Shorter distances to local amenities and higher parcel density encourage sufficient walking for health. This study provides a framework to audit neighborhood environments for walkability.

Area of Science:

  • Urban Planning
  • Public Health
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Neighborhood environments significantly influence physical activity levels, particularly walking.
  • Understanding the built environment's impact on walking is crucial for promoting public health.
  • Previous research has explored factors affecting walking, but a comprehensive audit framework is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a framework for auditing neighborhood environments that support walking.
  • To identify objective environmental variables associated with sufficient walking for health.
  • To assess the relationship between neighborhood walkability and meeting physical activity recommendations.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional analysis of 608 randomly sampled adults in urbanized King County, WA.

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  • Utilized telephone surveys for walking behavior and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for 200 objective environmental variables.
  • Employed multinomial models to estimate odds of walking sufficiency based on survey and environmental data.

    • Main Results:

    • Household income, perceived social support, and dog ownership were associated with sufficient walking.
    • Fourteen environmental variables were significantly linked to sufficient walking, with pseudo R2 up to 0.46.
    • Shorter distances to retail/food destinations and higher parcel density were key environmental predictors of walking sufficiency.

    Conclusions:

    • The study successfully established a valid framework for auditing neighborhood walkability.
    • Objective environmental measures, particularly proximity to destinations and parcel density, are critical for promoting walking.
    • Findings can inform urban planning and public health interventions to create more walkable communities.