Citation

Stewart O. J. Plann. Lit. 2011; 26(2): 127-150.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0885412210385911

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This literature review identified common factors associated with active transportation to school (ATS). It used a conceptual framework of a child's commute mode to school to classify 480 variables from forty-two studies that were tested for association with ATS. Four factors most frequently influenced ATS: distance, income, traffic and crime fears, and parental attitudes and schedules. Regular ATS results in more physical activity but research is lacking on other outcomes. Safe Routes to School, a program designed to increase rates and safety of ATS, can use an understanding of these influences and outcomes to more effectively allocate its limited resources.