Built environment attributes may be related to cardio‐metabolic diseases (eg type 2
diabetes, heart disease and stroke) and their risk factors, potentially by influencing residents' …

Abstract The Walk Score® index has become increasingly applied in studies of walking and
walkability. The index assesses the “walking potential” of a place through a combination of …

A sophisticated analysis is wasted if the results cannot be communicated effectively to the
client. Reese [4, p. 201] Our purpose in writing this book is to combine a good applied …

Neighbourhood environments significantly influence health and well-being, especially as
people age. Our study uniquely highlights how one microscale feature (benches) influence …

Despite its wide use across disciplines, the conventional walkability index has limited
applicability in planning and design practice because it shows poor agreement with …

Objective measures of environmental attributes have been used to understand how
neighborhood environments relate to physical activity. However, this method relies on …

This paper investigates the spatial relationship between walkability and air pollution
exposure via a spatial vertical equity lens, and discusses the possible bias of healthy spaces …

Background: Few studies have used GPS data to analyze the relationship between Walk
Score, transportation choice and walking. Additionally, the influence of Walk Score is …

Walk Score® is a free web-based tool that provides a walkability score for any given
location. A limited number of North American studies have found associations between Walk …

Walk Score® is a proprietary walkability metric that ranks locations by proximity to
destinations, with emerging health promotion applications for increasing walking as physical …