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Active travel: local authority toolkit

This toolkit strategy sets out the benefits of active travel (making journeys by walking, wheeling and cycling) and the importance…

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Street mobility project toolkit: Measuring the effects of busy roads on local people.

This project developed a suite of tools to assess and value the negative effects of busy roads on local residents.…

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Streetscape Guidance

The purpose of this Streetscape Guidance is to set a high standard for the design of London's streets and spaces…

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Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality

Background: Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the…

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Environment-person interactions enabling walking in later life

Traditionally, theory suggests the ageing individual is strongly influenced by the environment and has difficulties in overcoming distance and space.…

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Older people’s experiences of using tactile paving

Tactile paving has been designed in response to the needs of vision-impaired pedestrians to be independent, mobile, confident and safe…

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Prioritising transport barriers and enablers to mobility in later life: A case study from Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom

Introduction: There are many barriers to mobility for older people which are detrimental to older people's health and wellbeing. This…

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Individual characteristics associated with active travel in low and high income groups in the UK

Active travel (AT) has gained increasing attention as a way of addressing low levels of physical activity. However, little is…

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Older people’s experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom

Compared to younger age groups, older people spend more time in their locality and rely more heavily on its pedestrian…

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Similarities and differences in the determinants of trips outdoors performed by UK urban- and rural-living older adults

The frequency of trips outdoors is a strong indicator of older adults' physical activity levels. This qualitative study compared and…

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