International comparisons of the associations between objective measures of the built environment and transport-related walking and cycling: IPEN adult study

LB Christiansen, E Cerin, H Badland, J Kerr… - Journal of transport & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Mounting evidence documents the importance of urban form for active travel,
but international studies could strengthen the evidence. The aim of the study was to …

How can psychological theory help cities increase walking and bicycling?

J Dill, C Mohr, L Ma - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings: Planners need a clear understanding of what
influences walking and bicycling behavior to develop effective strategies to increase use of …

Built environments and mode choice: toward a normative framework

R Cervero - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Compact, mixed-use, and walk-friendly urban development, many contend, can significantly
influence the modes people choose to travel. Despite a voluminous empirical literature, most …

Effect of scale on the links between walking and urban design

V Learnihan, KP Van Niel… - Geographical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of the relationship between walking and urban form consistently show that
pedestrian‐friendly neighbourhoods encourage local walking. However, the geographic …

The impacts of built environment on home-based work and non-work trips: An empirical study from Iran

R Etminani-Ghasrodashti, M Ardeshiri - Transportation Research Part A …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims to explore the impact of built environment attributes in the scale of one
quarter-mile buffers on individuals' travel behaviors in the metropolitan of Shiraz, Iran. In …

Models for anticipating non-motorized travel choices, and the role of the built environment

M Khan, KM Kockelman, X Xiong - Transport Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper uses detailed travel data from the Seattle metropolitan area to evaluate the
effects of built-environment variables on the use of non-motorized (bike+ walk) travel modes …

How the built environment affects physical activity: views from urban planning

SL Handy, MG Boarnet, R Ewing… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
The link between the built environment and human behavior has long been of interest to the
field of urban planning, but direct assessments of the links between the built environment …

Walking, urban design, and health: Toward a cost-benefit analysis framework

MG Boarnet, M Greenwald… - Journal of Planning …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors examine the magnitude of health benefits from urban design characteristics that
are associated with increased walking. Using geocoded travel diary data from Portland …

The built environment and travel behavior in urban China: A literature review

D Wang, M Zhou - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Interests in studying of the built environment impacts on travel behavior have proliferated
from North America to other parts of the world including China. Until very recently, there has …

Residential location, commuting and non-work travel in two urban areas of different size and with different center structures

P Næss, A Strand, F Wolday, H Stefansdottir - Progress in Planning, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an extensive literature on relationships between the built environment and travel,
but the vast majority of such studies rely solely on statistical analyses of available travel …