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Diverse experiences by active travel: Longitudinal study reveals a persistent discrepancy across residential contexts

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  • Samuelsson, Karl
  • Brandt, S Anders
  • Barthel, Stephan
  • Linder, Noah
  • Lim, Nancy Joy
  • Giusti, Matteo

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To inform spatial planning promoting low-carbon travel and well-being, we investigate the potential for experiential diversity by active travel across different residential contexts. We use spatiotemporal tracking and experience data from the Gävle city-region, Sweden, generated by 165 participants over the course of 15 months. Findings reveal a discrepancy between typical travel distances to locations of positive experiences (1.5–5 km) and the distances at which active travel dominates (up to 1.5 km). This discrepancy largely persists across urban, suburban, and peripheral contexts, with urban dwellers travelling further for nature experiences, whereas peripheral dwellers travel further for urbanicity experiences. These results illustrate the importance of spatial scale for promoting diverse positive experiences by active travel, regardless of residential context. Planning strategies include enhancing environmental diversity close to people’s homes and providing infrastructure that promotes switching from motorised to active travel for trips of a few kilometres.

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  • Samuelsson, Karl & Brandt, S Anders & Barthel, Stephan & Linder, Noah & Lim, Nancy Joy & Giusti, Matteo, 2023. "Diverse experiences by active travel: Longitudinal study reveals a persistent discrepancy across residential contexts," OSF Preprints 2m3st, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:2m3st
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/2m3st
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