Who uses new walking and cycling infrastructure and how? Longitudinal results from the UK iConnect study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how adults use new local walking and cycling routes, and what characteristics predict use.

Methods

1849 adults completed questionnaires in 2010 and 2011, before and after the construction of walking and cycling infrastructure in three UK municipalities. 1510 adults completed questionnaires in 2010 and 2012. The 2010 questionnaire measured baseline characteristics; the follow-up questionnaires captured infrastructure use.

Results

32% of participants reported using the new infrastructure in 2011, and 38% in 2012. Walking for recreation was by far the most common use. In both follow-up waves, use was independently predicted by higher baseline walking and cycling (e.g. 2012 adjusted rate ratio 2.09 (95% CI 1.55, 2.81) for >450 min/week vs. none). More

SUBMITTER: Goodman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3807875 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature