Table 3.
Results from mixed regression of relations between MAPS scores and walking and biking for transport†. Reported with and without adjusting for macro-level walkability.
| Children | Adolescents | Adults | Older adults | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusteda | Unadjustedb | Adjusteda | Unadjustedb | Adjusteda | Unadjustedb | Adjusteda | Unadjustedb | |
| Destinations & Land Use | ||||||||
| Positive Characteristics | ||||||||
| Residential Mix | 1.403 | 2.840** | 1.989* | 3.435** | 4.396*** | 6.265*** | 2.351* | 3.729*** |
| Shops | 1.683 | 2.361* | 1.577 | 3.043** | 2.773** | 4.105*** | 4.758*** | 6.143*** |
| Restaurant-Entertainment | 3.093** | 3.442** | 2.090* | 3.483** | 3.756*** | 4.960*** | 4.960*** | 5.957*** |
| Institutional-Service | 2.754** | 3.645*** | 1.102 | 2.990** | 3.545*** | 5.352*** | 3.670*** | 5.794*** |
| Government-Service | −0.120 | 0.294 | 0.950 | 1.901 | 2.271* | 3.116** | 1.765 | 2.656** |
| Public Recreation | 0.651 | 1.750 | 1.026 | 2.071* | 1.784 | 2.842** | −0.807 | −0.412 |
| Private Recreation | 0.966 | 1.125 | 0.268 | 0.636 | −.688 | −.479 | 0.812 | 0.684 |
| Parking | 0.302 | 0.703 | −0.488 | 0.110 | 1.223 | 1.859 | −1.459 | −1.630 |
| Transit Stops | 2.256* | 3.411** | 2.270* | 3.973*** | 3.573*** | 5.469*** | 0.868 | 1.324 |
| Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Positive | 3.017** | 4.301*** | 2.168* | 4.278*** | 4.376*** | 6.489*** | 5.101*** | 7.220*** |
| Negative | 0.282 | 1.096 | 1.282 | 1.963 | 1.500 | 2.571* | 1.562 | 2.036* |
| Overall | 3.269** | 4.500*** | 1.953 | 4.053*** | 4.326*** | 6.365*** | 4.928*** | 6.909*** |
| Streetscape Characteristics | ||||||||
| Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Positive | 2.290* | 3.433** | 2.505* | 3.969*** | 3.764*** | 5.315*** | 1.390 | 2.105* |
| Negative | −2.610** | −3.621*** | −2.933** | −4.570*** | −2.762** | −4.696*** | −2.671** | −4.037*** |
| Overall | 2.760** | 4.024*** | 3.039** | 4.775*** | 4.015*** | 5.898*** | 2.030* | 3.101** |
| Aesthetics & Social Characteristics | ||||||||
| Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Positive | 0.613 | 0.310 | 0.218 | 0.721 | −.677 | −.792 | 2.930** | −0.805 |
| Negative | −0.609 | −0.166 | 2.587* | 3.940*** | 3.328** | 4.512*** | −1.586 | 3.381** |
| Overall | 0.735 | 0.271 | −1.757 | −2.512* | −2.738** | −3.658*** | −2.996** | −2.936** |
| Crossings/Intersections | ||||||||
| Positive Characteristics | ||||||||
| Crosswalk Amenities | 2.849** | 3.524*** | 0.191 | 0.911 | .175 | 1.192 | 1.664 | 2.258* |
| Curb Quality | 2.538* | 3.088** | 0.011 | 1.063 | 1.738 | 2.594* | 2.307* | 3.510** |
| Intersection Control | 0.247 | 1.382 | 0.968 | 1.771 | −.370 | .907 | 2.718** | 3.581*** |
| Neqative Characteristics | ||||||||
| Road Width | 2.207* | 3.055** | 0.343 | 1.277 | 1.837 | 2.261* | −0.677 | −0.611 |
| Impediments | −2.944** | −3.308** | 0.938 | −0.226 | −2.124* | −2.923** | −2.650** | −3.911*** |
| Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Positive | 2.464* | 3.512*** | 0.488 | 1.594 | .716 | 2.085* | 2.699** | 3.848*** |
| Negative | −1.815 | −1.752 | 1.036 | 0.336 | −1.212 | −1.797 | −2.636** | −3.693*** |
| Overall | 2.577* | 3.336** | −0.035 | 1.065 | 1.011 | 2.263* | 3.002** | 4.281*** |
| Street Segments | ||||||||
| Positive Characteristics | ||||||||
| Building Height-Setback | 3.080** | 4.514*** | 2.056* | 3.933*** | 3.374** | 5.242*** | 3.072** | 4.578*** |
| Building Height-Road Width Ratio | 0.828 | 1.276 | 0.032 | 1.062 | 2.530* | 3.467** | 1.648 | 3.014** |
| Buffer | 3.532*** | 5.229*** | 2.126* | 2.969** | 4.832*** | 6.510*** | 1.648 | 3.762*** |
| Bike Infrastructure | 0.355 | 0.278 | 0.974 | 1.497 | 2.708** | 3.080** | −0.488 | −.672 |
| Trees | 1.819 | 1.876 | 0.834 | 0.923 | 2.088* | 2.591* | 0.659 | 1.827 |
| Building Aesthetics/Design | 0.575 | 1.396 | 0.369 | 1.566 | 1.294 | 2.195* | 1.405 | 1.650 |
| Sidewalk | 4.353*** | 5.239*** | 1.529 | 3.365** | 3.842*** | 5.363*** | 1.855 | 3.527*** |
| Negative Characteristics | ||||||||
| Sidewalk Obstructions/Hazards | −4.066*** | −5.076*** | −1.319 | −2.436* | −2.700** | −3.795*** | −1.725 | −3.432** |
| Wide One-Way Street Designc | 0.354 | 0.607 | 1.148 | 2.613** | 2.758** | 3.862*** | .575 | 1.359 |
| Slope | −4.513*** | −5.589*** | −1.420 | −3.043** | −3.967*** | −5.221*** | −1.900 | −3.737*** |
| Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Positive | 3.901*** | 5.210*** | 2.065* | 3.820*** | 5.084*** | 6.880*** | 2.692** | 4.795*** |
| Negative | −4.478*** | −5.540*** | −1.421 | −2.856** | −3.484** | −4.708*** | −1.774 | −3.529*** |
| Overall | 4.912*** | 6.215*** | 1.902 | 3.641*** | 4.791*** | 6.472*** | 2.605* | 4.867*** |
| Cul-De-Sacs | ||||||||
| Overalld | 0.546 | 0.189 | 1.152 | 1.296 | 0.257 | −0.233 | - | - |
| Grand Valence and Overall | ||||||||
| Overall Positive | 4.518*** | 6.172*** | 2.740** | 5.034*** | 5.095*** | 7.398*** | 4.573*** | 6.963*** |
| Overall Negative | −4.465*** | −5.348*** | −0.390 | −1.411 | −2.154* | −3.040** | −1.016 | −2.595* |
| Overall Grand Score | 5.543*** | 7.129*** | 2.304* | 4.523*** | 4.906*** | 7.091*** | 4.063*** | 6.570*** |
Values are t statistics. Significant results for walkability-adjusted models are bolded.
Walking/biking for transport measures: children & adolescents (frequency of walk/bike trips with Likert scale responses); adults (# days walk/bike for transport); older adults (# trips walk/bike for transport)
analyses adjusted for age, gender, education, race, GIS-defined walkability (high/low), physical functioning (older adults) and clustering of participants within block groups
analyses adjusted for age, gender, education, race, physical functioning (older adults) and clustering of participants within block groups
not included in negative segment or overall scores
not included in grand valence/overall scores
p ≤0.05
p ≤0.01
p ≤0.001