This paper aims to assist in addressing the issue of encouraging walking by informing policy formulation, identifying target groups and areas of maximum engagement through a better understanding of people’s walking behaviour and patterns of change. In this paper, data from the Transport and Population Data Centre’s 1991 Home Interview Survey and continuous Household Travel Survey were used to analyse the trends and characteristics of walking in the Sydney GMA in the 1991 to 2001 period, mainly from a transport perspective but with consideration to some health aspects. It considered the incidence of walking in relation to the level recommended by health professionals. In the following sections, the broad movements in walking between 1991 and 2001 are first examined. The walking behaviour is then analysed in detail against a number of socio-demographic, geographic, and trip characteristics to understand the nature of the shift from walking and the factors likely affecting it. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E213716.
Samenvatting