Researchers Plan to Study the Impact of a New Light Rail System on Physical Activity in Houston

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A new light rail metro line and its impact on physical activity will be evaluated by a group of researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI).

The group, lead by Dr. Harold W. Kohl III PhD, a professor of epidemiology and kinesiology will embark on a five-year investigation to examine physical activity behavior as well as direct measurements of physical activity, using accelerometers. According to the UT School of Public Health, Dr. Kohl and his team of researchers will study activity levels of residents who live within half a mile of the new light rail system. The team says that most of the residents who live near the new north bound metro red line run consist of large minority population.

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