This study examined how parent and child perceptions of barriers influence active school travel behaviour. The researchers found that child and parent perceptions of barriers are different and have different impacts on children’s travel behaviour.
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Research
- Children’s perspective on neighbourhood barriers and enablers to active school travel: a participatory mapping study (2018)
- Does the social environment influence active travel? An investigation of walking in Hamilton, Canada (2013)
- Is active travel a breath of fresh air? Examining children’s exposure to air pollution during the school commute (2019)
- Shortening the trip to school: Examining how children’s active school travel is influenced by shortcuts (2015)
- The “Path” not taken: Exploring structural differences in mapped-versus shortest-network-path school travel routes