title: Cycling for transport and recreation: Associations with the socio-economic, natural and built environment.
abstract: This study examined associations between objective environmental attributes and, separately, transport (TC) and recreational cycling (RC). Environmental attributes were more strongly associated with TC than RC. Distances to areas with the best bicycle infrastructure and urban amenities may be key environmental attributes influencing TC but not RC. Government investments in bicycle infrastructure within inner Brisbane appear to have resulted in more TC than in outer areas and to appeal to residents of both the most and least disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Extending this infrastructure to residents living in disadvantaged and advantaged neighbourhoods outside the CBD could expand TC participation.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Social Work and Institute for Health and Biomedical Research, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Herston, Qld. 4059, Australia. Electronic address: k.heesch@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Kristiann C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Heesch
authors.affiliation: McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne, Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, Vic. 3010, Australia. Electronic address: b.giles-corti@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Billie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giles-Corti
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Social Work and Institute for Health and Biomedical Research, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Herston, Qld. 4059, Australia. Electronic address: g.turrell@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001642:Bicycling; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011998:Recreation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Active transport; Active travel; Correlate; Environment; GIS; Neighbourhood; Physical activity