Rothman, Linda; Hagel, Brent E.; Howard, Andrew; Schwartz, Naomi; Cloutier, Marie-Soleil 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8533-4784 et Macpherson, Alison K.
(2023).
Is higher school neighbourhood Walk Score associated with greater child pedestrian safety near schools?
Injury Prevention
, vol. 29
, nº 4.
pp. 363-366.
DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-044922.
Résumé
Walk Score is a common index used to estimate how suitable the built environment is for walking. Although Walk Score has been extensively validated as a measure of walkability and walking, there are limited studies examining whether commonly used constructs of walkability are associated with traffic safety in children. This study examined the association between Walk Score and child pedestrian injury controlling for observed walking exposure in school zones in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Results indicate that a higher Walk Score was associated with more child pedestrian injuries in all three cities, even after controlling for walking exposure. School travel planning should consider established individual pedestrian collision risk and individual factors rather than assuming a highly walkable environment is also a safe pedestrian environment.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | Walkscore; walkability; traffic safety; children; child pedestrian injury; Calgary; Toronto; Montreal |
| Centre: | Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| Date de dépôt: | 18 juill. 2023 19:44 |
| Dernière modification: | 18 sept. 2023 16:00 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/13553 |
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