Active School Transportation and the Built Environment across Canadian Cities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 101164
Author(s):  
Linda Rothman ◽  
Brent Hagel ◽  
Andrew Howard ◽  
Marie Soleil Cloutier ◽  
Alison Macpherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
School Transportation

scholarly journals The built environment and active transportation safety in children and youth: a study protocol

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent E. Hagel ◽  
Alison Macpherson ◽  
Andrew Howard ◽  
Pamela Fuselli ◽  
Marie-Soleil Cloutier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Transportation Safety

School Transportation Safety

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Transportation Safety ◽  
School Transportation

A Novel Approach for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Treating Active Transportation Safety Issues

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (11) ◽  
pp. 813-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Osama ◽  
Tarek Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Distance Method ◽  
Traffic Demand ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Traffic Exposure ◽  
Pedestrian Crashes

There has been an increasing interest in active transportation because of its many health, environmental, and economical benefits. However, active commuters are subjected to an elevated level of severe crash risk, which can be a deterrent to many road users to shift to active transportation. Therefore, there is a need for developing systematic approaches to improve the safety of active commuters. This paper presents a new approach for identifying, diagnosing, and remedying active transportation safety issues. The approach is demonstrated through a case study of the City of Vancouver’s 134 traffic analysis zones. Comprehensive GIS data related to traffic exposure, socio-economics, land use, built environment, street network, and cyclist and pedestrian networks were used in the analysis. A multivariate full Bayesian spatial mixed crash model (CM) was developed incorporating cyclist and pedestrian crashes as well as motorized and non-motorized traffic exposure measures. The CM was used to identify the top 10% active transportation crash-prone zones (CPZs) and safe zones (SZs) using the novel Mahalanobis distance method. CPZs were found clustered in the Downtown. Sixteen trigger variables were statistically investigated for each CPZ and SZ. Lastly, remedies, related to land use, traffic demand, and traffic supply management, were proposed using the trigger variable analysis and literature consultation.

scholarly journals Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (s2) ◽  
pp. S343-S366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Tremblay ◽  
Joel D. Barnes ◽  
Silvia A. González ◽  
Peter T. Katzmarzyk ◽  
Vincent O. Onywera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Report Cards ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Global Alliance ◽  
Active Play

The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents (representing 60% of the world’s population). Nine common indicators were used (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport Participation, Active Play, Active Transportation, Sedentary Behavior, Family and Peers, School, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments), and all Report Cards were generated through a harmonized development process and a standardized grading framework (from A = excellent, to F = failing). The 38 Report Cards were presented at the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Bangkok, Thailand on November 16, 2016. The consolidated findings are summarized in the form of a Global Matrix demonstrating substantial variation in grades both within and across countries. Countries that lead in certain indicators often lag in others. Average grades for both Overall Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior around the world are D (low/poor). In contrast, the average grade for indicators related to supports for physical activity was C. Lower-income countries generally had better grades on Overall Physical Activity, Active Transportation, and Sedentary Behaviors compared with higher-income countries, yet worse grades for supports from Family and Peers, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments. Average grades for all indicators combined were highest (best) in Denmark, Slovenia, and the Netherlands. Many surveillance and research gaps were apparent, especially for the Active Play and Family and Peers indicators. International cooperation and cross-fertilization is encouraged to address existing challenges, understand underlying determinants, conceive innovative solutions, and mitigate the global childhood inactivity crisis. The paradox of higher physical activity and lower sedentary behavior in countries reporting poorer infrastructure, and lower physical activity and higher sedentary behavior in countries reporting better infrastructure, suggests that autonomy to play, travel, or chore requirements and/or fewer attractive sedentary pursuits, rather than infrastructure and structured activities, may facilitate higher levels of physical activity.

From the Environment to Health: Built Environment Impacts on Active Transportation, Physical Activity and Obesity

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. S275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh van Loon ◽  
Timothy Shah ◽  
Pat Fisher ◽  
Mary Thompson ◽  
Leia Minaker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Active Transportation

scholarly journals Prevalence of active school transportation in the upper east and upper west regions of Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Seidu Sofo ◽  
Eugene Asola ◽  
Emmanuel Thompson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Transportation ◽  
Daily Number

<p>The use of active transportation such as walking to and from school is on the decline globally. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of active school transportation among primary and junior high school students in the Upper East and Upper West regions of Ghana. The secondary purpose was to examine predictors for meeting the recommended daily number of steps. A total of 2505 (1117 boys and 1388 girls) primary (1583) and junior high school (922) students participated in the study. The distances from children’s homes to their schools, heights, and body weights were measured –their heights were used to estimate their stride lengths. The step count for each participant to and from school each day was calculated. Data were analyzed using conditional percentage distribution and Logit model. Analyses indicated that 98.96% of participants used active transportation to and from school. Over 63% of the students were within the normal BMI range. However, 26.47% of the participants were either thin or underweight while 9.9% were either overweight or obese. Overall, 46.47% of the participants met the recommended daily steps. The Logit model indicated that educational level, BMI, mode of transportation, region, height, and age were significant predictors for meeting the recommended daily number of steps<strong>. </strong>The prevalence of school active transportation in the present study was high compared to that reported in other studies. Furthermore, the prevalence of thinness and underweight were higher than in previous studies, while the prevalence in overweight and obesity were lower.</p>

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