Watershed Institute for Collaborative Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Nov;41(5):504-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.07.016.
Mixed-use developments may be especially promising settings for encouraging walking and other types of physical activity.
This study examined the physical activity and travel behaviors of individuals before and after they relocated to Atlantic Station, a mixed-use redevelopment community in metropolitan Atlanta.
A survey study was conducted to compare the behaviors, experiences, and attitudes of Atlantic Station residents before and after moving to a mixed-use neighborhood. Data were collected in 2008 and 2009 and analyzed in 2010. Key dependent variables were self-reported physical activity and travel behaviors including walking for recreation and transport, automobile use, and use of public transportation.
Study participants included 101 adult residents of Atlantic Station, most of whom were female, young, and well educated. There were significant increases in walking for recreation or fitness (46%-54%; p<0.05) and walking for transportation (44%-84%; p<0.001) after moving into the mixed-use development. Respondents also reported reduced automobile travel and increased time spent using public transportation after moving to Atlantic Station. Because this study used individuals as their own controls, there is more control over confounding lifestyle variables compared to cross-sectional studies of individuals living in different neighborhoods.
Adults who move to a denser, mixed-use neighborhood increase their levels of walking for both recreation and transportation, decrease their automobile travel, and increase their use of public transportation.
混合用途开发项目可能是鼓励步行和其他类型体育活动的特别有希望的环境。
本研究调查了个体在搬迁到亚特兰大都会区混合用途再开发社区 Atlantic Station 前后的体育活动和出行行为。
本研究采用调查研究方法，比较了 Atlantic Station 居民在搬迁到混合用途社区前后的行为、经验和态度。数据于 2008 年至 2009 年收集，并于 2010 年进行分析。主要的因变量是自我报告的体育活动和出行行为，包括娱乐和交通目的的步行、汽车使用和公共交通使用。
研究参与者包括 101 名 Atlantic Station 的成年居民，其中大多数为女性、年轻且受过良好教育。搬迁到混合用途开发项目后，娱乐或健身目的的步行（46%-54%；p<0.05）和交通目的的步行（44%-84%；p<0.001）显著增加。受访者还报告说，搬到 Atlantic Station 后，汽车出行减少，公共交通使用时间增加。由于本研究使用个体作为自身对照，因此与居住在不同社区的个体的横断面研究相比，对混杂生活方式变量的控制更多。
搬到更密集、混合用途的社区的成年人会增加娱乐和交通目的的步行水平，减少汽车出行，并增加公共交通的使用。
