Associations between a walkability index and bicycle use in Denmark

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)