@article{ref1,
title="Barriers to and facilitators of walking and bicycling to school: formative results from the non-motorized travel study",
journal="Health education and behavior",
year="2008",
author="Ahlport, Kathryn N. and Linnan, Laura and Vaughn, Amber and Evenson, Kelly R. and Ward, Dianne S.",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="221-244",
abstract="Barriers to and facilitators of walking and bicycling to school were explored through 12 focus groups made up of fourth- and fifth-grade students and their parents who lived near their respective schools. The barriers and facilitators reported by parents and children generally fell into one of three categories: intrapersonal and interpersonal characteristics of parents and children, environmental characteristics of the neighborhood, and environmental and policy characteristics of the school. Findings indicate that a supportive environment is a necessary but insufficient condition to increase walking and biking to school. Initiatives to increase active school travel may need to include multiple levels of intervention to be effective.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1090-1981",
doi="10.1177/1090198106288794",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198106288794"
}