Walking and cycling interventions
This page lists research on the effectiveness of interventions aiming to increase people's levels of walking and cycling.
Recommended reading
Perceived barriers to walking for physical activity
G F Dunton et al.
Preventing Chronic Disease 3;4 (2006)
Walking to public transit: steps to help meet physical activity recommendations
L M Besser and A L Dannenberg
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 29;4 (2005) 273-280
Promoting walking and cycling as an alternative to using cars: systematic review
D Ogilvie et al.
British Medical Journal 329 (2004) 763
Other key papers
Contemplating cycling to work: attitudes and perceptions in different stages of change
B Gatersleben et al.
Transportation Research Part A 41 (2007) 302-312
Interventions to promote walking: systematic review
D Ogilvie et al.
British Medical Journal, doi:10.1136/bmj.39198.722720.BE, 31 May 2007
Exercise Evaluation Randomised Trial (EXERT): a randomised trial comparing GP referral for leisure centre-based exercise, community-based walking and advice only
A Isaacs et al.
Health Technology Assessment 11;10 (2007)
Utilitarian Bicycling. A Multilevel Analysis of Climate and Personal Influences
M. Winters et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2007, pages 52-58
Mass community cycling events: who participates and is their behaviour influenced by participation?
H R Bowles et al.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 3;39 (2006)
Perceptions of replacing car journeys with non-motorized travel: exploring relationships in a cross-sectional adult population sample
H Badland and G Schofield
Preventive Medicine 43;3 (2006) 222-225
Integrating physical activity into mental health services for persons with serious mental illness
C Richardson et al.
Psychiatric Services 56;3 (2005)
Interventions for promoting physical activity
M Hillsdon et al.
Database of Systematic Reviews, 2005, Issue 1
Comparison of walking recommendations in previously inactive women
C Hultquist et al.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 37;4 (2005) 676-683
All work and no play? The role of instrumental and affective factors in work and leisure journeys by different travel modes
J Anable et al.
Transportation Research Part A 39 (2005) 163-181
A community-based approach to promoting walking in rural areas
R Brownson et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27;1 (2004) 28-34
Can lay-led walking programmes increase physical activity in middle aged adults? A randomised controlled trial
S E Lamb et al.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 56 (2002) 246-252