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  • Environmental Psychology
  • Transportation Science
  • Urban Planning

Background:

  • Route environments significantly influence active commuting behaviors.
  • Objective assessments of route environments are needed to understand these influences.
  • The Active Commuting Route Environment Scale (ACRES) was developed to assess perceived route environments for active commuters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Active Commuting Route Environment Scale (ACRES).
  • To assess the criterion-related validity and test-retest reproducibility of ACRES.

Main Methods:

  • Developed ACRES for bicyclists and pedestrians.
  • Recruited 54 active commuters and 24 traffic/environmental experts in Stockholm.
  • Assessed criterion validity by comparing expert and commuter ratings of urban vs. suburban environments.
  • Evaluated test-retest reproducibility using order effects, typical error, and intraclass correlation.

Main Results:

  • Commuter and expert ratings of urban vs. suburban environments showed concordance.
  • Ratings aligned with objectively measured environmental differences.
  • Test-retest reproducibility showed moderate to almost perfect intraclass correlation coefficients (0.42–0.87).

Conclusions:

  • ACRES demonstrates considerable criterion-related validity.
  • ACRES exhibits reasonable test-retest reproducibility.
  • The scale is a valuable tool for assessing perceived route environments in active commuting research.