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How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities
A growing body of literature suggests that restrictive public health measures implemented to control COVID-19 have had negative impacts on physical activity. We examined how Stay Home orders in Houston, New York City, and Seattle impacted outdoor physical activity patterns, measured by daily bicycle...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33471858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245514 |
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author | Doubleday, Annie Choe, Youngjun Busch Isaksen, Tania Miles, Scott Errett, Nicole A. |
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description | A growing body of literature suggests that restrictive public health measures implemented to control COVID-19 have had negative impacts on physical activity. We examined how Stay Home orders in Houston, New York City, and Seattle impacted outdoor physical activity patterns, measured by daily bicycle and pedestrian count data. We assessed changes in activity levels between the period before and during Stay Home orders. Across all three cities, we found significant changes in bicycle and pedestrian counts from the period before to the period during Stay Home orders. The direction of change varied by location, likely due to differing local contexts and outbreak progression. These results can inform policy around the use of outdoor public infrastructure as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. |
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spelling | pubmed-78169852021-01-28 How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities Doubleday, Annie Choe, Youngjun Busch Isaksen, Tania Miles, Scott Errett, Nicole A. PLoS One Research Article A growing body of literature suggests that restrictive public health measures implemented to control COVID-19 have had negative impacts on physical activity. We examined how Stay Home orders in Houston, New York City, and Seattle impacted outdoor physical activity patterns, measured by daily bicycle and pedestrian count data. We assessed changes in activity levels between the period before and during Stay Home orders. Across all three cities, we found significant changes in bicycle and pedestrian counts from the period before to the period during Stay Home orders. The direction of change varied by location, likely due to differing local contexts and outbreak progression. These results can inform policy around the use of outdoor public infrastructure as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Public Library of Science 2021-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7816985/ /pubmed/33471858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245514 Text en © 2021 Doubleday et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Doubleday, Annie Choe, Youngjun Busch Isaksen, Tania Miles, Scott Errett, Nicole A. How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title | How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title_full | How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title_fullStr | How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title_full_unstemmed | How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title_short | How did outdoor biking and walking change during COVID-19?: A case study of three U.S. cities |
title_sort | how did outdoor biking and walking change during covid-19?: a case study of three u.s. cities |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33471858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245514 |
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