A new study finds that higher neighborhood walkability is associated with lower risk of gestational diabetes (GD). A new study by scientists in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...

Walkability assessment examines how the built environment supports pedestrian movement, health and social engagement. Core dimensions include network connectivity, land-use diversity, density of ...

Walkable urban places have earned plenty of buzz in recent years for a multitude of reasons. A groundbreaking study explores the links between walkability and investment and in multifamily and other ...

Children who live in neighborhoods with low walkability may be more likely to develop asthma that will continue through later childhood. Research in the past has suggested that certain variables of ...

Neighborhood walkability was associated with lower risks for obesity and diabetes in the first-ever study to assess the links prospectively. Findings from the Ontario-based 11-year study were ...

Low neighborhood walkability is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the ...