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Promoting active student travel: A longitudinal study.
Peng Chen1, Junfeng Jiao2, Mengyuan Xu3
1College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Journal of Transport Geography
|January 29, 2024
Summary
Improving sidewalks and bike lanes encourages students to walk or bike to school. Policies supporting active travel and neighborhood-based school assignments can increase student participation in active commuting.
Area of Science:
- Urban Planning
- Public Health
- Transportation Science
Background:
- Student travel modes are influenced by various factors including safety, environment, and demographics.
- Active travel (walking/biking) to school offers health and environmental benefits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how sidewalk modifications and bike lane accommodations impact students' active travel to school.
- To identify built environment and policy factors influencing active commuting among students.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a generalized linear model to analyze longitudinal data from 53 Seattle schools.
- Examined the relationship between school environment characteristics and student walking/biking rates.
Main Results:
- Enhanced sidewalks and bike lanes positively correlate with increased walking and biking.
- Neighborhood-based school assignments and high employment density may promote active travel.
- Higher crosswalk density encourages walking, while bike crash density deters biking.
Conclusions:
- Investments in active transportation infrastructure are crucial for promoting student walking and biking.
- Policy interventions should focus on creating safe and accessible environments for active student travel.
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