| Road safety |
*‘Local streets’ not salient term |
*Replace with term ‘local roads’ |
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*Emergent themes around large trucks & narrow/windy roads |
*Include items such as ‘Large trucks are common on our local roads’ & ‘Narrow or winding roads make it unsafe to walk/cycle in my local area’ |
| Personal safety |
*Emergent theme around animal threats to safety |
*Include item such as ‘Dogs/ snakes are a concern in my local area’ |
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*Emergent theme around surfaces and footing |
*Include item such as ‘Uneven surfaces in paddocks &/or on tracks make walking unsafe’ |
| Functional design |
*Not just presence of footpaths—emergent theme about barriers to use of footpaths |
*Include items such as ‘Footpaths in my local area are continuous’ or ‘Footpaths in my local area are well-maintained’ |
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*Emergent theme around lack of shoulders/footpaths on main roads |
*Include item such as ‘There are shoulders /footpaths on most main roads in my local area’ |
| Availability & accessibility |
*Not just availability—accessibility & relevance to personal PA preferences important |
*Include items such as ‘There are facilities available in my local area that provide activity options that I am interested in’ |
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*Weather/time of year a consideration |
*Ask about accessibility separately for warmer and cooler months/seasons |
| Destinations |
*Few destinations in walking/cycling distance |
*Ask about availability (yes/no) rather than time or distance to destinations |
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*Barriers to accessing destinations identified |
*Assess barriers to walking/cycling to destination such as ‘The local terrain impacts on my ability to access destinations within walking/cycling distance’ |
| Aesthetics |
*Lack of variation in response |
*Consider exclusion of measures of aesthetics /greater exploration where heterogeneity present |
