Walking, Bicycling, and Urban Landscapes: Evidence From the San Francisco Bay Area
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- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 93 (9) , 1478-1483
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.9.1478
Abstract
Some claim that cardependent cities contribute to obesity by discouraging walking and bicycling. In this article, we use household activity data from the San Francisco region to study the links between urban environments and nonmotorized travel. We used factor analysis to represent the urban design and land-use diversity dimensions of built environments. Combining factor scores with control variables, like steep terrain, that gauge impediments to walking and bicycling, we estimated discrete-choice models. Builtenvironment factors exerted far weaker, although not inconsequential, influences on walking and bicycling than control variables. Stronger evidence on the importance of urban landscapes in shaping foot and bicycle travel is needed if the urban planning and public health professions are to forge an effective alliance against cardependent sprawl.Keywords
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