Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to consider whether transport policy can contribute to the \nimprovement of health by increasing walking and cycling and hence levels of physical \nactivity in a way that is likely to be effective and acceptable to the public. The work is based \non a project carried out for the UK Department for Transport to review the available evidence \non the role of transport in increasing levels of physical activity. A key feature of this approach \nwould be to shift people from the car to the alternatives of walking, cycling and use of local \npublic transport. In the paper, the direct contribution of travel to physical activity is discussed, \nand then the barriers to active travel are examined. Then a range of transport policy options \nare considered including the impact of the various policy options on walking and cycling.
Author: RL Mackett
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2773959548