Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS) & Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey – Abbreviated (NEWS-A)
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Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS) & Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey – Abbreviated (NEWS-A)

December 2002
December, 2002
Author:
Brian E. Saelens, Ph.D., James F. Sallis, Ph.D.
Topic:
Transportation, Roads and Streets, Pedestrian Facilities, Bike Facilities, Traffic Safety, Parks & Recreation, Parks, Recreation Programs, Communities, Zoning and Mixed Land Use, Crime
Population Served:
Unspecified
Location by State:
National
Study Type:
Measures
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Description:

NEWS is a 98-question instrument that assesses the perception of neighborhood design features related to physical activity, including residential density, land use mix (including both indices of proximity and accessibility), street connectivity, infrastructure for walking/cycling, neighborhood aesthetics, traffic and crime safety, and neighborhood satisfaction. Included is NEWS-A, the abbreviated version of the NEWS instrument which offers a shorter questionnaire. The abbreviated version of the NEWS instrument was derived based on multi-level factor analysis performed on the original NEWS instrument using a sub-sample of participants in the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study.

 

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