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Impact of light rail transit on traffic-related pollution and stroke mortality.
Park ES, Sener IN. Park ES, et al. Int J Public Health. 2017 Sep;62(7):721-728. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0967-4. Epub 2017 Mar 29. Int J Public Health. 2017. PMID: 28357446
OBJECTIVES: This paper evaluates the changes in vehicle exhaust and stroke mortality for the general public residing in the surrounding area of the light rail transit (LRT) in Houston, Texas, after its opening. METHODS: The number of daily deaths due to stroke for 2 …
OBJECTIVES: This paper evaluates the changes in vehicle exhaust and stroke mortality for the general public residing in the surrounding area …
The Health and economic effects of light rail lines: design, methods, and protocol for a natural experiment.
Frank LD, Kuntz JL, Chapman JE, Fox EH, Dickerson JF, Meenan RT, Saelens BE, Young DR, Boone-Heinonen J, Fortmann SP. Frank LD, et al. BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 15;19(1):200. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6518-6. BMC Public Health. 2019. PMID: 30770737 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: The health impacts of community design have been studied extensively over the past two decades. ...METHODS: The Rails & Health study is a natural experiment evaluating changes in clinical measures, health care utilization and health …
BACKGROUND: The health impacts of community design have been studied extensively over the past two decades. ...METHODS: The Ra …
Estimating the effects of light rail transit on health care costs.
Stokes RJ, MacDonald J, Ridgeway G. Stokes RJ, et al. Health Place. 2008 Mar;14(1):45-58. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.04.002. Epub 2007 May 4. Health Place. 2008. PMID: 17543570
In the present study, we develop a model to assess the potential cost savings in public health that will be realized from the investment in a new light rail transit system in Charlotte, NC. ...Our results indicate that investing in light rail …
In the present study, we develop a model to assess the potential cost savings in public health that will be realized from the investm …
The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Physical Activity: Design and Methods of the Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods Study.
Durand CP, Oluyomi AO, Gabriel KP, Salvo D, Sener IN, Hoelscher DM, Knell G, Tang X, Porter AK, Robertson MC, Kohl HW 3rd. Durand CP, et al. Front Public Health. 2016 Jun 9;4:103. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00103. eCollection 2016. Front Public Health. 2016. PMID: 27376051 Free PMC article.
Although prior research has shown that transit use is associated with physical activity, important questions remain unanswered. Utilizing a major expansion of the Houston, TX, USA light-rail system as a natural experiment, the Houston Travel-Related Activity …
Although prior research has shown that transit use is associated with physical activity, important questions remain unanswered. Utilizing a …
Examining the Influence of a New Light Rail Line on the Health of a Demographically Diverse and Understudied Population within the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area: A Protocol for a Natural Experiment Study.
Roberts JD, Hu M, Saksvig BI, Brachman ML, Durand CP. Roberts JD, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Feb 13;15(2):333. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020333. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018. PMID: 30720773 Free PMC article.
Utilizing an expansion of the Washington, D.C. area transportation system with a new light rail line, the Purple Line Outcomes on Transportation (PLOT) Study will exam pre- and post-Purple Line PT use, AT behaviors and attitudes and physical activity among Pr …
Utilizing an expansion of the Washington, D.C. area transportation system with a new light rail line, the Purple Line O …
Impact of policy and built environment changes on obesity-related outcomes: a systematic review of naturally occurring experiments.
Mayne SL, Auchincloss AH, Michael YL. Mayne SL, et al. Obes Rev. 2015 May;16(5):362-75. doi: 10.1111/obr.12269. Epub 2015 Mar 5. Obes Rev. 2015. PMID: 25753170 Free PMC article. Review.
PubMed (Medline) was searched for studies published 2005-2013; 1,175 abstracts and 115 papers were reviewed. Of the 37 studies included, 18 studies evaluated impacts on nutrition/diet, 17 on physical activity and 3 on body mass index. ...Only three studies directly assesse …
PubMed (Medline) was searched for studies published 2005-2013; 1,175 abstracts and 115 papers were reviewed. Of the 37 studies included, 18 …
Light Rail Leads to More Walking Around Station Areas.
Huang R, Moudon AV, Zhou C, Stewart OT, Saelens BE. Huang R, et al. J Transp Health. 2017 Sep;6:201-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.002. Epub 2017 Feb 23. J Transp Health. 2017. PMID: 29230382 Free PMC article.
Areas around Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations offer ideal conditions for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Relatively dense, mixed-use neighborhoods can have positive impacts on mobility, health, and perceptions of neighborhood safety among nearby r …
Areas around Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations offer ideal conditions for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Relatively dense …
[The impact of harmful occupational factors on the morbidity rate of workers of the railway-car repair plant].
Sudeikina NA, Kurenkova GV, Lemeshevskaya EP. Sudeikina NA, et al. Gig Sanit. 2016;95(12):1150-4. Gig Sanit. 2016. PMID: 29446289 Russian.
The rail transport is the one of the leading sectors of the national economy. ...In the structure of morbidity and TD leading positions are occupied by diseases of the respiratory system, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, circulatory system …
The rail transport is the one of the leading sectors of the national economy. ...In the structure of morbidity and TD leading positio …
Comparing the capitalisation benefits of light-rail transit and overlay zoning for single-family houses and condos by neighbourhood type in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona.
Atkinson-Palombo C. Atkinson-Palombo C. Urban Stud. 2010;47(11):2409-426. doi: 10.1177/0042098009357963. Urban Stud. 2010. PMID: 20857563
Light rail transit (LRT) is increasingly accompanied by overlay zoning which specifies the density and type of future development to encourage landscapes conducive to transit use. ...Hedonic models estimate capitalisation effects of LRT-related accessibility and ove …
Light rail transit (LRT) is increasingly accompanied by overlay zoning which specifies the density and type of future developm …
Exploring Regional Reduction Pathways for Human Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Using a Traffic Assignment Model.
Bin Thaneya A, Horvath A. Bin Thaneya A, et al. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Dec 5;57(48):19649-19662. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05594. Epub 2023 Nov 13. Environ Sci Technol. 2023. PMID: 37955935 Free PMC article.
An exposure-based traffic assignment (TA) model is used to quantify primary and secondary fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) exposure from on-road vehicle flow on the Chicago Metropolitan Area regional network. PM(2.5) exposure due to emissions from light-duty vehicles, hea …
An exposure-based traffic assignment (TA) model is used to quantify primary and secondary fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) exposure from on …
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