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Active school trips: associations with caregiver walking frequency

Park, Hyunsoo; Noland, Robert B.; Lachapelle, Ugo - In: Transport Policy 29 (2013) C, pp. 23-28

of children to use active travel modes (walking and bicycling) for their school trip. This paper examines whether there … status, women respondent's employment type, higher income, and vehicle ownership are negatively associated with active travel … to school, while higher public school density is positively associated with choice of an active travel mode. Even in …

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Driving out of choices: An investigation of transport modality in a university sample

Lavery, T.A.; Páez, A.; Kanaroglou, P.S. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 57 (2013) C, pp. 37-46

Transportation systems around the world have been designed in a way that emphasizes the pre-eminence of motorized mobility, in particular the private car. This has led to the emergence of transportation monocultures, defined as systems where the ability of travelers to use various modes is...

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Developing a web-based accessibility calculator prototype for the Greater Montreal Area

Páez, Antonio; Moniruzzaman, Md.; Bourbonnais, Pierre-Leo - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 58 (2013) C, pp. 103-115

A mixture of modes is considered a key element towards sustainable transportation. New technologies that provide information about various modes and environments can help to inform choices regarding travel and accessibility. In this paper we describe the development of a web-based accessibility...

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Effectiveness and equity impacts of town-wide cycling initiatives in England: A longitudinal, controlled natural experimental study

Goodman, Anna; Panter, Jenna; Sharp, Stephen J.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 97 (2013) C, pp. 228-237

Cycling confers health and environmental benefits, but few robust studies have evaluated large-scale programmes to promote cycling. In England, recent years have seen substantial, town-wide cycling initiatives in six Cycling Demonstration Towns (funded 2005–2011) and 12 Cycling Cities and...

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Johnny Walks to School - Does Jane? Sex Differences in Children's Active Travel to School

McMillan, Tracy; Day, Kristen; Boarnet, Marlon; … - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2006

€™s independent active travel. Several factors must be considered when designing programs to promote walking and bicycling. This paper …€™s own walking behavior. The findings suggest that programs that focus on increasing childrenâ€™s active travel to school …

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From barrier elimination to barrier negotiation: A qualitative study of parents' attitudes about active travel for elementary school trips

Zuniga, Kelly Draper - In: Transport Policy 20 (2012) C, pp. 75-81

This paper examines parents' responses to key factors associated with mode choices for school trips. The research was conducted with parents of elementary school students in Denver Colorado as part of a larger investigation of school travel.

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Building a bridge, transport infrastructure and population characteristics: Explaining active travel into Glasgow

McCartney, Gerry; Whyte, Bruce; Livingston, Mark; … - In: Transport Policy 21 (2012) C, pp. 119-125

about what works to promote active travel. This paper aimed to explain the variation in active travel into Glasgow, a post …

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Towards a differentiated understanding of active travel behaviour: Using social theory to explore everyday commuting

Guell, C.; Panter, J.; Jones, N.R.; Ogilvie, D. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 1, pp. 233-239

Fostering physical activity is an established public health priority for the primary prevention of a variety of chronic diseases. One promising population approach is to seek to embed physical activity in everyday lives by promoting walking and cycling to and from work (‘active commuting’)...

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