Table 2.

Concept and formulae for the neighbourhood environment attributes

Indices	Concept	Formulae
Density measures for the total buffer area	Population density	Number of persons within the buffer / Total buffer area
	Housing density	Number of housing units within the buffer / Total buffer area
Density measures for the residential area	Population density	Number of persons within the buffer / Total residential buffer area
	Housing density	Number of housing units within the buffer / Total residential buffer area
Built area measures	Number of buildings per total buffer area	Total number of buildings per buffer area
	Building foot print area within the total buffer area	Building footprint area in the buffer excluding vacant or agricultural land uses.
Access and connectivity	Length of major roads within the total buffer area	Length of major road with both interstates and ramps removed per total buffer area
	Length of other roads within the total buffer area	Length of other road with both interstates and ramps removed per total buffer area
	Number of intersections within the total buffer area	Number of intersections within the buffer area
	Number of bus stops within the total buffer area	Number of bus stops within the buffer area
Distance to facility	To nearest major roads	Straight line distance to nearest major roads
	To nearest beach	Straight line distance to nearest beach
	To nearest park	Straight line distance to nearest park