TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Is higher school neighbourhood Walk Score associated with greater child pedestrian safety near schools?
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Rothman, Linda
A1  - Hagel, Brent E.
A1  - Howard, Andrew William
A1  - Schwartz, Naomi
A1  - Cloutier, Marie Soleil
A1  - Macpherson, Alison K.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Walk Score is a common index used to estimate how suitable the built environment is for walking. Although Walk Score has been extensively validated as a measure of walkability and walking, there are limited studies examining whether commonly used constructs of walkability are associated with traffic safety in children. This study examined the association between Walk Score and child pedestrian injury controlling for observed walking exposure in school zones in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, Canada. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that a higher Walk Score was associated with more child pedestrian injuries in all three cities, even after controlling for walking exposure. School travel planning should consider established individual pedestrian collision risk and individual factors rather than assuming a highly walkable environment is also a safe pedestrian environment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044922
ID  - ref1
ER  -