TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between a walkability index and bicycle use in Denmark
AU - Madsen, T.
AU - Christiansen, L.
AU - Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Sick
AU - Troelsen, J.
AU - Schipperijn, J.
AU - Duncan, S.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Evidence for a positive correlation between physical activity and health has been around for some years, yet still up to 30% of the world’s population are physically inactive (from 17–50% across countries) Commuter cycling has the potential to meet the physical activity recommendations of 30–60 min/day, and important health benefits can accrue from regular commuting cycling. Studies have shown a positive correlation between walkability attributes of neighborhood environments (street connectivity, and use mix, residential density, retail floor area ratio) and cycling. Results from Australia/Belgium show associations between measures of walkability and bicycle use for transport and the present study focuses on exploring whether these findings can be applied to a Danish setting where cycling culture differs and bicycle share is much higher (17% of all trips are by bicycle)
AB - Evidence for a positive correlation between physical activity and health has been around for some years, yet still up to 30% of the world’s population are physically inactive (from 17–50% across countries) Commuter cycling has the potential to meet the physical activity recommendations of 30–60 min/day, and important health benefits can accrue from regular commuting cycling. Studies have shown a positive correlation between walkability attributes of neighborhood environments (street connectivity, and use mix, residential density, retail floor area ratio) and cycling. Results from Australia/Belgium show associations between measures of walkability and bicycle use for transport and the present study focuses on exploring whether these findings can be applied to a Danish setting where cycling culture differs and bicycle share is much higher (17% of all trips are by bicycle)
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.657
DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.657
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1440-2440
VL - 15
SP - S271
JO - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
JF - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
IS - 1
ER -