Daily Walking among Commuters: A Cross-Sectional Study of Associations with Residential, Work, and Regional Accessibility in Melbourne, Australia (2012-2014).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most research on walking for transport has focused on the walkability of residential neighborhoods, overlooking the contribution of places of work/study and the ease with which destinations outside the immediate neighborhood can be accessed, referred to as regional accessibility.

Objectives

We aimed to examine if local accessibility/walkability around place of work/study and regional accessibility are independently and interactively associated with walking.

Methods

A sample of 4,913 adult commuters was derived from a household travel survey in Melbourne, Australia (2012-2014). Local accessibility was measured as the availability of destinations within an 800-m pedestrian network from homes and places of work/education using a local living index [LLI; 0-3 (l

SUBMITTER: Barr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6792384 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature