Citation

Jensen WA, Stump TK, Brown BB, Werner CM, Smith KR. Health Place 2017; 48: 80-89.

Affiliation

Department of Family&Consumer Studies and Cancer Control&Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, 225S 1400 E RM 228, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.09.007

PMID

29024906

Abstract

Does street walkability and a new complete street renovation relate to street use and gender composition? We audited two mixed-walkability complete streets ("complete less-urban" and "complete-urban"), one low-walkable street, and one high-walkable street at pre-renovation and twice post-renovation. Complete street users increased, especially for the complete-less urban street. Typically, the high-walkable street attracted the most and the low-walkable street attracted the fewest total people, males, and females; complete streets were in between. On blocks with people, females were only 29% of users; females were much less common on low- walkable streets. Street improvements might enhance gender equity.

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Language: en

Keywords

Active travel; Built environment; Pedestrian; Sidewalk; Walking