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/10.1177/0885412210385911

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2010

Journal Title

Journal of Planning Literature

Author(s)

Stewart, Orion