• Health-promoting programs may be more effective for increasing physical activity when participants live in a neighborhood that is safe and attractive for physical activity.
• Women who participated in a physical activity intervention were more likely to increase their physical activity if their neighborhoods had certain street-scale elements, such as traffic-control devices, and pedestrian or cycling crossing aids.Women who participated in a vegetable and fruit intervention were more likely to increase their physical activity if they had other pedestrian amenities.
• City planners should consider the importance of street-scale features that contribute to neighborhood safety and attractiveness and encourage residents to be active.
• Policies that support safe and attractive places for people to be active may help improve the health of residents.

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