The impact of state safe routes to school-related laws on active travel to school policies and practices in U.S. elementary schools

Jamie F. Chriqui, Daniel R. Taber, Sandy J. Slater, Lindsey Turner, Kerri Mc Gowan Lowrey, Frank J. Chaloupka

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between state laws requiring minimum bussing distances, hazardous route exemptions, sidewalks, crossing guards, speed zones, and traffic control measures around schools and active travel to school (ATS) policies/practices in nationally representative samples of U.S. public elementary schools between 2007-2009. The state laws and school data were compiled through primary legal research and annual mail-back surveys of principals, respectively. Multivariate logistic and zero-inflated poisson regression indicated that all state law categories (except for sidewalks) relate to ATS. These laws should be considered in addition to formal safe routes to school programs as possible influences on ATS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8-15
Number of pages8
JournalHealth and Place
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Active travel
  • Bicycling
  • Elementary school
  • Safe routes to school
  • State laws
  • Walking

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