CONTEXT: Research examining the association between environmental attributes and
physical activity among youth is growing. An updated review of literature is needed to …

Abstract In the United States, health disparities in obesity and obesity-related illnesses have
been the subject of growing concern. To better understand how obesity-related health …

The multinomial logit (MNL) model and its variations have been dominating the travel mode
choice modeling field for decades. Advantages of the MNL model include its elegant closed …

This systematic review investigated the environmental (physical, economic, socio-cultural
and political) correlates of active transportation (AT) among young people aged 5–18 years …

Interest in active school transportation has emerged in response to concern over the
reduced levels of physical activity (PA) among children. PA derived from active school travel …

Children's well‐being and health, the quality of the environments they are brought up in and
the impact of a range of social and technological developments in the lives of children has …

Problem: Rates of walking and bicycling to school have declined sharply in recent decades,
and federal and state governments have committed funds to reverse these trends. To …

Objectives To investigate relations of walking, bicycling and vehicle time to neighborhood
walkability and total physical activity in youth. Methods Participants (N= 690) were from 380 …

Background Neighborhood safety, green space, walkability, and sociodemographics may
influence physical activity and childhood obesity. Methods Data on measured height and …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Increasing walking and bicycling to school has
been a national policy goal since Congress created the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) …