Prevalence of Complete Streets policies in U.S. municipalities

Publication date: Available online 17 November 2016 Source:Journal of Transport & Health Author(s): Susan A. Carlson, Prabasaj Paul, Gayathri Kumar, Kathleen B. Watson, Emiko Atherton, Janet E. Fulton Communities can adopt Complete Streets policies to support physical activity through the routine design and operation of streets and communities that are safe for all people, regardless of age, ability, or mode of transport. Our aim was two-fold: (1) to estimate the prevalence of Complete Streets policies in the United States overall and by select municipality characteristics using data from the National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS HEAL) and (2) examine the agreement between information about local policies reported in CBS HEAL with those found in the National Complete Streets Coalition's database. Data from a representative sample of incorporated U.S. municipalities with a population of at least 1000 people (n = 2029) were analyzed using survey weights to create national estimates. In 2014, 25.2% of municipalities had a Complete Streets policy reported by a local official. Prevalence of local policies decreased with decreasing population size and was lower among those with a lower median education level and those in the South, with and without adjustment for other municipality characteristics. Agreement between local Complete Streets policies reported in CBS HEAL and the coalition's databa...
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research