TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Atlanta Streets Alive: a movement building a culture of health in an urban environment
JO  - Journal of physical activity and health
A1  - Torres, Andrea
A1  - Steward, John
A1  - Strasser, Sheryl
A1  - Lyn, Rodney
A1  - Serna, Rebecca
A1  - Stauber, Christine
SP  - 239
EP  - 246
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Open Streets are community-based programs that promote the use of public space for physical activity, recreation and socialization by closing streets temporarily to motorized vehicles, allowing access to pedestrians. The city of Atlanta hosted its first Open Streets event, Atlanta Streets Alive (ASA), in May 2010. An evaluation of the first five ASA events from May 2010 to May 2012 was conducted. The purpose was to learn about the characteristics of ASA participants, the influence of the event on their physical activity, and perceptions of safety and neighborhood social capital. <br><br>METHODS: ASA's evaluation had two components: participant counts and a participant survey. Characteristics of participation were compared among the three different events in which surveys were conducted using the Pearson χ2 test and F-test as appropriate. <br><br>RESULTS: The estimated participation at ASA increased from nearly 3,500 (ASA 1-4) to 12,520 (ASA 5). The number of events increased to 3 per year for a total of 10 events until 2014. Overall, 19.4 percent of participants met the weekly PA recommendation during one event. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The expanding diversity of routes, participants, and sponsorships highlights the potential promise such programming offers in terms of establishing an urban culture of health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-3080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2015-0064
ID  - ref1
ER  -