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Public awareness of and support for infrastructure changes designed to increase walking and biking in Los Angeles County.
Gase, Lauren N; Barragan, Noel C; Simon, Paul A; Jackson, Richard J; Kuo, Tony.
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  • Gase LN; Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA. Electronic address: lgase@ph.lacounty.gov.
  • Barragan NC; Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA.
  • Simon PA; Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA; Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 640 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
  • Jackson RJ; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 640 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
  • Kuo T; Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA; Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 640 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA; Department of Family
Prev Med ; 72: 70-5, 2015 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25572622
OBJECTIVE: Policies to promote active transportation are emerging as a best practice to increase physical activity, yet relatively little is known about public opinion on utilizing transportation funds for such investments. This study sought to assess public awareness of and support for investments in walking and biking infrastructure in Los Angeles County. METHOD: In the fall of 2013, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of registered voters in the region. The survey asked respondents to report on the presence and importance of walking and biking infrastructure in their community, travel behaviors and preferences, and demographics. RESULTS: One thousand and five interviews were completed (response rate 20%, cooperation rate 54%). The majority of participants reported walking, biking, and bus/rail transportation investments as being important. In addition, participants reported a high level of support for redirecting transportation funds to active transportation investment - the population average was 3.28 (between 'strongly' and 'somewhat' support) on a 4 point Likert scale. CONCLUSION: Voters see active transportation infrastructure as being very important and support redirecting funding to improve the infrastructure. These findings can inform policy-decisions and planning efforts in the jurisdiction.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Opinión Pública / Política Pública / Ciclismo / Caminata / Planificación Ambiental Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Prev Med Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Opinión Pública / Política Pública / Ciclismo / Caminata / Planificación Ambiental Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Prev Med Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos