A longitudinal study examining changes in street connectivity, land use, and density of dwellings and walking for transport in Brisbane, Australia

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Bentley, Rebecca, Blakely, Tony, Kavanagh, Anne, Aitken, Zoe, King, Tania, McElwee, Paul, Giles-Corti, Billie and Turrell, Gavin. (2018). A longitudinal study examining changes in street connectivity, land use, and density of dwellings and walking for transport in Brisbane, Australia. Environmental Health Perspectives. 126(5), p. Article 057003. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2080
AuthorsBentley, Rebecca, Blakely, Tony, Kavanagh, Anne, Aitken, Zoe, King, Tania, McElwee, Paul, Giles-Corti, Billie and Turrell, Gavin
Abstract

Background:
Societies face the challenge of keeping people active as they age. Walkable neighborhoods have been associated with physical activity, but more rigorous analytical approaches are needed.

Objectives:
We used longitudinal data from adult residents of Brisbane, Australia (40–65 years of age at baseline) to estimate effects of changes in neighborhood characteristics over a 6-y period on the likelihood of walking for transport.

Methods:
Analyses included 2,789–9,747 How Areas Influence Health and Activity (HABITAT) cohort participants from 200 neighborhoods at baseline (2007) who completed up to three follow-up questionnaires (through 2013). Principal components analysis was used to derive a proxy measure of walkability preference. Environmental predictors were changes in street connectivity, residential density, and land use mix within a one-kilometer network buffer. Associations with any walking and minutes of walking were estimated using logistic and linear regression, including random effects models adjusted for time-varying confounders and a measure of walkability preference, and fixed effects models of changes in individuals to eliminate confounding by time-invariant characteristics.

Results:
Any walking for transport (vs. none) was increased in association with an increase in street connectivity (+10 intersections, fixed effects OR=1.19; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 1.32), residential density (+5 dwellings/hectare, OR=1.10; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.15), and land-use mix (10% increase, OR=1.12; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.26). Associations with minutes of walking were positive based on random effects models, but null for fixed effects models. The association between land-use mix and any walking appeared to be limited to participants in the highest tertile of increased street connectivity (fixed effects OR=1.17; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.35 for a 1-unit increase in land-use mix; interaction p-value=0.05).

Conclusions:
Increases in street connectivity, residential density, and land-use heterogeneity were associated with walking for transport among middle-age residents of Brisbane, Australia. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2080

Year2018
JournalEnvironmental Health Perspectives
Journal citation126 (5), p. Article 057003
PublisherNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ISSN0091-6765
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2080
PubMed ID29729661
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85047099684
PubMed Central IDPMC6072026
Open accessOpen access
Page range1-8
FunderNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online03 May 2018
Publication process dates
Accepted25 Mar 2018
Deposited17 Jan 2023
Grant ID497236
339718
1047453
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