Making the Case for Active Cities: The Co-Benefits of Designing for Active Living

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Making the Case for Active Cities: The Co-Benefits of Designing for Active Living

Making the Case for Active Cities: The Co-Benefits of Designing for Active Living
March 2015
March, 2015
Author:
James F. Sallis, PhD & Chad Spoon, MRP, Active Living Research
Topic:
Transportation, Traffic Calming, Trails and Greenways, Public Transit, Roads and Streets, Pedestrian Facilities, Bike Facilities, Parks & Recreation, Parks, Trails and Greenways, Sports, Recreation Programs, Schools, Before or After School, School Policies, Physical Education, Recess, Activity Breaks, Safe Routes to School, Walking and Biking to School, Joint Use Agreements, School Location, School Facilities, Communities, Workplace, Joint Use Agreements, Zoning and Mixed Land Use, Crime, Architecture and Building Design
Audience:
Policy-makers
Population Served:
Adults, Lower-income Families, Multiple Race/Ethnic Sample, School-age Youth (K-12)
Location by State:
Outside of U.S., National
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Creating "activity-friendly environments" is recommended to promote physical activity, but potential co-benefits of such environments have not been well described. An extensive but non-systematic review of scientific and "gray" literature was conducted to explore a wide range of literature to understand the co-benefits of activity-friendly environments on physical health, mental health, social benefits, safety/injury prevention, environmental sustainability, and economics. Five physical activity settings were defined: parks/trails, urban design, transportation, schools, and workplaces/buildings.

A peer-reviewed paper based on this report is available online through open access here.

 

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Transportation, Traffic Calming, Roads and Streets, Pedestrian Facilities, Bike Facilities, Traffic Safety, Parks & Recreation, Parks, Trails and Greenways, Recreation Programs, Injury Prevention, Schools, Physical Education, Safe Routes to School, Joint Use Agreements, School Location, School Facilities, Communities, Workplace, Joint Use Agreements, Zoning and Mixed Land Use, Crime, Architecture and Building Design, Social and Cultural Environment

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