Share: Essential Evidence
Top line: The assumption that in the United Kingdom there are poor urban areas where residents cannot buy affordable, healthy food (“food deserts”) and that this is a widespread problem is not well supported by the evidence. Overall, retail interventions may have either a small but important effect or no effect on diet and health.
Top line: Identifying differing mobility types can assist in the task of delivering modal shift through selecting and preparing targeted information for the different mobility types.
Top line: Motivational posters to encourage stair use rather than escalators have been shown to be effective in increasing stair use. There is some evidence that males respond more positively to such messages than females.
Top line: Utilisation of a life-stage approach to travel behaviour change identifies groups which may be most effectively targeted in increasing use of non-motorised travel modes.
Top line: Substantial increases in bicycling require an integrated package of many different, complementary interventions, including infrastructure provision and pro-bicycle programmes, supportive land use planning, and restrictions on car use.
Top line: The intensity of physical effort during cycling on an electrically assisted bicycle is sufficiently high to contribute to the physical activity guidelines for moderate-intensity health-enhancing physical activity for adults.
West of England
