As urbanization and motorization continue worldwide, various health issues have emerged
as a burden between individuals, families and governments at all levels. Under the …

The literature on children's active transportation has shown the influence of the built
environment characteristics on walking and crashes. Various reviews have examined those …

Background Literature focusing on youth has reported limited evidence and non-conclusive
associations between neighborhood walkability measures and active commuting to and …

Background Previous research has found that built environment features (eg, density,
diversity and design) influence children's mode of transportation choice during school …

Objectives Adolescents using active transport (AT) to school have higher levels of physical
activity (PA) compared with motorized transport (MT) users. This study compared school day …

Background Adolescents perceive different barriers for walking versus cycling to school.
This study examined whether adolescents' perceptions of walking and cycling differ by home …

Background Parental perceptions towards different modes of transport correlate with
adolescents' mode choice for school trips. Whether parental attitudes differ for walking …

Promoting adolescents' active school travel may support their health and wellbeing. Based
on survey data of 473 adolescents in Guangzhou, China, and street view images, we …

Background Scholarship on active transport to school has largely focused on
children,(large) urban areas, the umbrella term of “active transport” which considered …

Introduction Active school travel (AST) is important for child and environmental health. In
New Zealand, AST has declined over recent decades and is relatively low compared to …