Can New Urbanism Encourage Physical Activity?: Comparing a New Urbanist Neighborhood With Conventional Suburbs
Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(1): 43-54, 2006
By: American Planning Association National, Asad Khattak, Daniel Rodriguez
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944360608976723
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This article compares the physical activity of residents in new urbanist neighborhoods with conventional suburban neighborhoods, questioning new urbanism’s claim to improve health. It does, however, track a difference in where residents of new urbanist versus conventional neighborhoods are physically active.