@article{ref1,
title="Complete street intervention for walking to transit, non-transit walking, and bicycling: a quasi-experimental demonstration of increased use",
journal="Journal of physical activity and health",
year="2016",
author="Brown, Barbara B. and Smith, Ken R. and Tharp, Doug and Werner, Carol M. and Tribby, Calvin P. and Miller, Harvey J. and Jensen, Wyatt",
volume="13",
number="11",
pages="1210-1219",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Complete streets require evaluation to determine if they encourage active transportation. <br><br>METHODS: Data were collected before and after a street intervention provided new light rail, bike lanes, and better sidewalks in Salt Lake City, Utah. Residents living near (<800 m) and far (≥801-2000 m) from the street were compared, with sensitivity tests for alternative definitions of near (<600 and <1000 m). Dependent variables were accelerometer/global positioning system (GPS) measures of transit trips, non-transit walking trips, and biking trips that included the complete street corridor. <br><br>RESULTS: Active travel trips for Near-Time 2 residents, the group hypothesized to be the most active, were compared to the other three groups (Near-Time 1, Far-Time 1, and Far-Time 2), net of control variables. Near-Time 2 residents were more likely to engage in complete street transit walking trips (35%, adjusted) and non-transit walking trips (50%) than the other three groups (24-25% and 13-36%, respectively). Bicycling was less prevalent, with only one of three contrasts significant (10% of Near-Time 2 residents had complete street bicycle trips compared to 5% of Far-Time 1 residents). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Living near the complete street intervention supported more pedestrian use and possibly bicycling, suggesting complete streets are also public health interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-3080",
doi="10.1123/jpah.2016-0066",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0066"
}