Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence

TRB Special Report 282: Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence reviews the broad trends affecting the relationships among physical activity, health, transportation, and land use; summarizes what is known about these relationships, including the strength and magnitude of any causal connections; examines implications for policy; and recommends priorities for future research.  A summary of the report was published as TRB Report Summary 24.  Also available are background papers used by the committee to help develop the report.

A summary of Special Report 282 was also published in the March-April 2005 issue of TR News.