1. A8 Understanding Relationships among Transportation Infrastructure, Physical Activity and Health Workshop Summary Report ISCTSC Annecy May 29, 2008

2. Research Agenda Link between health outcomes and obesity; obesity and physical activity more clearly established Less is known about the determinants of physical activity, including those that are linked with the built environmentbuilt environment Non-motorized modes of travel link health and transportation Travel behavior frameworks offer potential

3. Resource Paper –Emerging Methods and Technologies for Tracking Physical Activity in the Built Environment (Doherty) Contributed Papers –Understanding the Impacts of the Travel Behavior and Activity Patterns of Children on their Physical Activity and Health (Mackett) –Measuring Walking: Towards Internationally Standardized Monitoring Methods of Walking and Public Space (Sauter and Wedderburn)

4. Transport vs. health TimeLess is betterMore is better MeasurementSum of trips, journeys, or stages Physical activity thresholds TripsUtility – journey purpose Leisure (and utility?) OtherFocus on modal hierarchy Intensity of physical activity Daniel Sauter / Martin Wedderburn

5. Research Needs What do we need to collect? Integration of technology for passive monitoring – activity and location Validation Immobility and sedentary behaviors Causality/Endogeneity and self-selection issues; Built environment measures

6. Research Needs Particulars of demographic groups Time use and activity analysis provide context Interest in the motivations for travel decisions Unifying measures/reconciling approaches across disciplines More interaction w. health researchers