The USVI Walkability Institute is made possible through a partnership with TEPHINET, a program of The Task Force for Global Health (TFGH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the USVI Department of Health (USVIDOH). Its contents are the sole responsibility of the ...
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Why Ancient Cities Can Still Teach Us About Urban Planning August 25, 2015 Damascus in Syria is often cited as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Image © Flickr CC user Sean Long In the 20th century, urban planning went through some big changes, creating much of ...
Second, In real-world walking scenarios, the distance decay effect refers to the phenomenon whereby the accessibility and convenience ratings of a given facility progressively diminish as the distance increases. In other words, people generally prefer to walk to nearby facilities or destinations, and ...
To continue our discussion of walkability, today we’re taking a look at the some of the leading reasons behind the growing demand for walkable community design across the country.Walkability is not a new value: in fact, it’s an old one. But, with the rise of the automobile in the ...
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and other US surveys suggest that the epidemic of obesity and diabetes has slowed in the United States.1-4 Studies from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain have reported a similar phenomenon, with relatively stable ...
With so many developments underway, we cannot wait to see what the Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood is like in another five to ten years. Thank you to all who followed us on these adventures through the many different neighbourhoodsacross Toronto. Stay tuned, we have one more Walkability featur...
In the U.S., a 7-year study of a large cohort of young ethnically diverse US adults (ages 11 to 29 years) showed that associations between self-reported frequent bouts of MVPA with objectively measured landscape diversity and lower crime rates are consistent in males and females [19]. In...
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Walking is the most sustainable, safe, and active mode of transportation among the elderly. There is growing evidence that the built environment influences walkability. However, little research has been conducted to assess the perceived built environment correlates for senior citizens walking in low- ...