Active school trips: Associations with caregiver walking frequency

Transport Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-28

  Park, Hyunsoo ^a   Noland, Robert B ^a   Lachapelle, Ugo ^b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active travel; Bicycling; Built environment; School travel; Sidewalks; Walking

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877902011     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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