Barriers to and Facilitators of Walking and Bicycling to School: Formative Results From the Non-Motorized Travel Study
- 21 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Health Education & Behavior
- Vol. 35 (2), 221-244
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198106288794
Abstract
Barriers to and facilitators of walking and bicycling to school were explored through 12 focus groups made up of fourth- and fifth-grade students and their parents who lived near their respective schools. The barriers and facilitators reported by parents and children generally fell into one of three categories: intrapersonal and interpersonal characteristics of parents and children, environmental characteristics of the neighborhood, and environmental and policy characteristics of the school. Findings indicate that a supportive environment is a necessary but insufficient condition to increase walking and biking to school. Initiatives to increase active school travel may need to include multiple levels of intervention to be effective.Keywords
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