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Longitudinal effects of urban green space on walking and cycling

a fixed effects analysis

Highlights

• There was weak evidence of an effect of changes in green space (in 1000m buffer) on changes in walking; none for cycling.
• Changes in distance to green space were not significantly related to changes in cycling measures.
• As distance to the nearest green space increased, participants walked less for leisure and more for active commute.

 

Abstract

This study examined whether changes in green space within the living environment were associated with changes in walking and cycling frequencies in a cohort of 3,220 Dutch adults between 2004, 2011 and 2014. Data on self-reported weekly time spent walking and cycling for active commute and leisure were linked to geographic information system (GIS) measures of total green areas within 1000 m buffer zones around each participant's home address, and distance to the nearest green space. First, cross-sectional linear regression models showed no statistically significant associations between green space measures and walking and cycling. Second, fixed effects (FE) models were used to analyze whether changes in green space were associated with changes in walking and cycling, using longitudinal data from respondents who did not relocate over time. As distance to the nearest green area increased by 100 m, individuals spent 22.76 fewer (95% CI: −39.92, −5.60) minutes walking for leisure per week and 3.21 more (95% CI: 0.46, 5.96) minutes walking for active commute. Changes in distance to green space were not significantly related to changes in cycling measures. No clear associations between changes in green areas within 1000 m buffers and changes in walking and cycling were observed. Overall, there was weak evidence of an effect of changes in green space area on changes in walking, and no evidence for cycling.

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Martyna Hogendorf
J. Oude Groeniger
Mark Noordzij
Mariëlle Beenackers
Frank van Lenthe

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