The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Physical Activity: Design and Methods of the Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods Study

Frontiers in Public Health

Casey P. Dur¹ 

关键词: transportation;    physical activity;    active travel;    light rail;    built environment;    transit;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2016.00103

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundUse of mass transit has been proposed as a way to incorporate regular physical activity into daily life because transit use typically requires additional travel to access and depart the stop or station. If this additional travel is active, a small but potentially important amount of physical activity can be achieved daily. Although prior research has shown that transit use is associated with physical activity, important questions remain unanswered. Utilizing a major expansion of the Houston, TX, USA light-rail system as a natural experiment, the Houston Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods (TRAIN) Study was developed to address these unanswered questions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY