Is walkability healthy for all? Using the National Environmental Database to examine equity in the environmental health characteristics of pedestrian-supportive neighborhoods in the U.S.
While marginalized groups often live in more walkable places, the "high" walkability to which they are exposed carries greater environmental risks than for privileged populations. Our findings illustrate the importance of mitigating environmental burdens that could dampen the health benefits of walkability in marginalized communities.
Authors
- Lindsay M. Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3398-0204)
- Lawrence D. Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-8771)
- Eric H. Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3112-7907)
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Unity Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118024
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.35
Funders
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation