Integrating multiple transportation modes into measures of spatial food accessibility

ConclusionsBy considering modal-split subpopulations, our measures offer a more realistic representation of local people's travel for grocery shopping, and thus a better identification of populations with low food access. The finer modeling scale at a subpopulation level provides health and urban planners more flexibility in policy design, in that interventions can be tailored to not only a neighborhood but also a specific subpopulation within it. Such knowledge could improve the cost-effectiveness of food intervention programs.
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research