Citation
Stewart, Orion (2010). Findings from research on active transportation to school and implications for safe routes to school programs.
Journal of Planning Literature, 26(2), 127-150.
Abstract
This literature review identified common factors associated with active transportation to school (ATS). It used a conceptual framework of a child’s commute mode to school to classify 480 variables from forty-two studies that were tested for association with ATS. Four factors most frequently influenced ATS: distance, income, traffic and crime fears, and parental attitudes and schedules. Regular ATS results in more physical activity but research is lacking on other outcomes. Safe Routes to School, a program designed to increase rates and safety of ATS, can use an understanding of these influences and outcomes to more effectively allocate its limited resources.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885412210385911Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2010
Journal Title
Journal of Planning Literature
Author(s)
Stewart, Orion