McCormack, Gavin RFriedenreich, ChristineSandalack, Beverly AGiles-Corti, BillieDoyle-Baker, Patricia KShiell, Alan2022-11-282022-11-282012-09McCormack, G. R., Friedenreich, C., Sandalack, B. A., Giles-Corti, B., Doyle-Baker, P. K., & Shiell, A. (2012). The relationship between cluster-analysis derived walkability and local recreational and transportation walking among Canadian adults. Health &amp; Place, 18(5), 1079–1087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.014http://hdl.handle.net/1880/115550https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43796We investigated the association between objectively-assessed neighborhood walkability and local walking among adults. Two independent random cross-sectional samples of Calgary (Canada) residents were recruited. Neighborhood-based walking, attitude towards walking, neighborhood self-selection, and socio-demographic characteristics were captured. Built environmental attributes underwent a two-staged cluster analysis which identified three neighborhood types (HW: high walkable; MW: medium walkable; LW: low walkable). Adjusting for all other characteristics, MW (OR 1.40, p < 0.05) and HW (OR 1.34, approached p < 0.05) neighborhood residents were more likely than LW neighborhood residents to participate in neighborhood-based transportation walking. HW neighborhood residents spent 30-min/wk more on neighborhood-based transportation walking than both LW and MW neighborhood residents. MW neighborhood residents spent 14-min/wk more on neighborhood-based recreational walking than LW neighborhood residents. Neighborhoods with a highly connected pedestrian network, large mix of businesses, high population density, high access to sidewalks and pathways, and many bus stops support local walking.engbuilt environmentphysical activityneighborhood self-selectionpropensity score analysiscluster analysisjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.014