Active Spaces & Latino Kids Research: Unpleasant Neighborhood Characteristics

This is part of our Active Spaces & Latino Kids: A Research Review » How sidewalks and the built environment impact physical activity Characteristics of neighborhoods and the built environment—man-made features in the community, such as sidewalks, streets, buildings, parks and playgrounds—may prevent Latino children from using available physical activity sites.46–59 These include: availability and accessibility of competitive transport alternatives and infrastructures (e.g., transit, sidewalks, bike lanes; availability of local government and highway funds for sidewalks and bike lanes; frequency of non-motorized transportation (variation by trip purpose and/or trip distance); presence of integration between residential and commercial land use in dense population ...
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