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Category Archives: Active Transport
The U.S. Burden of Pedestrian Falls: 170,000 EMS Responses in 2023.
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and functional decline among persons aged 65 years and older and falls increase the risk of subsequent institutionalization. We estimate that in 2023 there were ~170,000 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responses to pedestrian … Continue reading
Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash?
Our newest paper just came out in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society and shows that across the US, pedestrian fatalities from motor vehicle crashes among older adults cluster around senior centers, community centers, libraries, pharmacies/drug stores, and healthcare/hospital/health services. … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Health Care Access, Injury, Safety, Transportation, Walkability
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Tree Canopy Cover Linked to Lower Risk of Pedestrian Falls
Our latest research, just published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology, suggests that higher levels of tree canopy cover helps prevent injurious pedestrian falls. The research found that during summer months, locations on streets and sidewalks where pedestrians fell … Continue reading
The Links Between Vibrant Retail Business Environments and Resident’s Health
We have completed a series of studies showing that neighborhood access to small and medium size retail businesses that provide for community member’s living needs – the goods and services we need to function, live and thrive, such as banks, … Continue reading
Pedestrian Falls and Alcohol Use
Our recent paper highlights an often-overlooked aspect of pedestrian safety: the role alcohol and drug use play in falls that occur outdoors, particularly on streets and sidewalks. We used data from the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS), which … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Alcohol, Injury
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Pedestrian Injury Research
Our work on pedestrian safety is an extension of our work on how urban design can be used to support engagement in pedestrian activity and physical activity. As we have built our portfolio of pedestrian injury research, we have come … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Alcohol, Bike Share, CANVAS, Injury, Pedestrian Injury, Physical Activity, Safety, Street View, Transportation, Urban Design, Walkability
Tagged cycling, News, road-safety, traffic, Transportation
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Neighborhood Walkability and Lower Risk of Incident Diabetes
Continuing our collaboration with the NYU Women’s Health Study team (see here) to understand how neighborhood walkability affects chronic disease risk, we recently published a paper showing that higher walkability is associated with lower diabetes risk. Among 11,037 women free … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Diabetes, Urban Design, Walkability
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Mr. Robot Hallucinates: Using ChatGPT-4 to Analyze Unstructured Clinical Notes in Electronic Medical Records
The Columbia Population Research Center’s Computing and Methods Core has been developing a series of research methods use cases for Large Language Model generative AI tools, largely focusing on ChatGPT-4. Our first case study was just published in JAMA Network … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Injury, Methods, Safety, Tools
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Alcohol involvement in cyclist injuries
We are expanding our work on the link between nightlife establishments, nightlife districts and pedestrian injury from motor vehicles to include cyclist injuries. Our first paper on cyclist injuries compared estimates of the proportion of cyclists injured while under the … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Alcohol, Bike Share, Bikeshare, Injury
Tagged cycling, cyclists, News, road-safety, traffic
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The Burden of Pedestrian Falls on Streets and Sidewalks in the U.S.
After doing substantial work documenting the links between greater neighborhood walkability and higher engagement in pedestrian activity and reduced weight gain, in recent years we have launched research projects on pedestrian safety. In new work just published in the Journal … Continue reading
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