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As a result of a ‘Public Health Challenge Lab’ in 2019, an exercise between Public Health England and the University of Essex, designed to support collaborative activity between academia and external organisations, a research partnership was established into active travel between Transport for West Midlands, Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Understanding Society, a large scale UK household longitudinal study (UKHLS) based at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. This report presents the findings from that collaborative research project. The study sought to better understand short journeys and demand side barriers to active travel as well as the efficacy of measures designed to influence demand. While there are so many positive effects of the active travel, little is known about the determinants of it. This is because predictors of active travel are complex and dependent on a mix of context-specific socio-demographic, cultural, health and environmental factors, including employment, family structures/caring responsibilities, nature and distance of trips, car access, the built environment and lifestyles.
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Additional contributors: Helena Tharp, Charmaine Swann, Paul Coleman, and Alexander Blayney