Does Residential Density Increase Walking and Other Physical Activity?

By Ann Forsyth, J. Oakes, K. H. Schmitz, Mary O. Hearst. 2007

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Promoting walking and bicycling: assessing the evidence to assist planners (2010, background): “Forsyth et al. (2007, 2008, 2009b) used surveys and 7-day travel diaries from 716 people and found associations between travel walking and higher densities, connected street patterns, sidewalks, social land uses (such as libraries, day care, clinics, theatres, sports areas, recreational facilities,…”
Examining non-linear built environment effects on elderly’s walking: A random forest approach (2020, background): “This in turn promotes walking through the mechanism of perceived safety and social norms (Forsyth et al., 2007).”
The Walkability Premium in Commercial Real Estate Investments (2011, background): “Social benefits could include greater physical activity (Doyle et al. 2006, Frank et al. 2006, Kerr et al. 2006, Pikora et al. 2006, Forsythe et al. 2007, Frank et al. 2007) and increased social capital including more community cohesion, political participation, trust and social activity (Leyden…”
Interrelations between travel mode choice and trip distance: trends in Germany 1976-2002 (2010, background): “Generally, the bicycle is widely used in the Netherlands and in Denmark, in Germany less so, in the UK, France and the US even less so (EU, 2000; Giuliano and Dargay, 2006; Gatersleben and Appleton, 2007).”
Measuring the Built Environment for Physical Activity (2009, neutral): “Am J Public Health 2003;93(9):1399–1403.”