Active accessibility: A review of operational measures of walking and cycling accessibility

DS Vale, M Saraiva, M Pereira - Journal of transport and land use, 2016 - JSTOR
Active travel is enthusiastically promoted in the Western world due to its clear and
demonstrated individual and collective benefits. While active travel has been shown to be …

Assess the non-linear relationship between built environment and active travel around light-rail transit stations

W Xiao, YD Wei - Applied geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Active travel is promoted in transit-oriented development to reduce the negative outcomes of
urban sprawl, such as traffic congestion and obesity. This article examines the impacts of the …

Walkability index across trip purposes

M Habibian, A Hosseinzadeh - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of non-motorized modes of transportation has recently become a
common trait among urban planners toward sustainable transportation, and walkability has …

Change in walking and body mass index following residential relocation: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

JA Hirsch, AV Diez Roux, KA Moore… - … journal of public …, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of
destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater …

Measuring cycling accessibility in metropolitan areas

T Saghapour, S Moridpour… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Different measures of cycling accessibility have been widely introduced in transportation
planning. However, those measurements are mainly restricted by the availability of travel …

Multilevel built environment features and individual odds of overweight and obesity in Utah

Y Xu, M Wen, F Wang - Applied Geography, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 2007,
2009 and 2011 in Utah, this research uses multilevel modeling (MLM) to examine the …

A grammar-based optimization approach for designing urban fabrics and locating amenities for 15-minute cities

FT Lima, NC Brown, JP Duarte - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Providing pedestrian accessibility to urban services is a big challenge and a key factor in
creating more walkable urban areas. Moreover, it is a critical aspect of climate-resilient …

Understanding the impact of walkability, population density, and population size on COVID-19 spread: A pilot study of the early contagion in the United States

FT Lima, NC Brown, JP Duarte - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented global
event that has been challenging governments, health systems, and communities worldwide …

High-tech business location, transportation accessibility, and implications for sustainability: Evaluating the differences between high-tech specializations using …

A Zandiatashbar, S Hamidi, N Foster - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies on the accessibility needs of high-tech firms often draw on agglomeration
economies and creative class assumptions that emphasizes how transit and walkability …

Urbano: A tool to promote active mobility modeling and amenity analysis in urban design

T Dogan, Y Yang, S Samaranayake… - Technology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Modern planning paradigms promote the design of walkable neighborhoods. To allow urban
designers to understand the consequences of design choices regarding the street network …