Findings from research on active transportation to school and implications for safe routes to school programs

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-150

  Stewart, Orion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

active transportation to school; biking; children; safe routes to school; walking

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 79960307675     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: 15526593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885412210385911     Document Type: Article

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