Citation

McCormack GR, Koohsari MJ, Turley L, Nakaya T, Shibata A, Ishii K, Yasunaga A, Oka K. Health Place 2021; 67: e102277.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102277

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Most walkability indices do not capture the topological structure of urban forms. Space syntax models these topological relationships. We estimated associations between the space syntax measure of street integration and walkability (SSW) and neighborhood-specific leisure (LW) and transportation (TW) walking among 4422 Canadian adults. Street integration and SSW were found to be positively associated with TW and LW participation in a usual week. A one-unit increase in SSW was associated with a 6-min increase in usual weekly minutes of TW. Street integration and SSW were also positively associated with TW participation in the last week. Higher street integration and walkability conceptualized using space syntax support neighborhood walking.

Language: en

Keywords

Physical activity; Built environment; Pedestrian; Urban form; Street configuration; Street pattern