Ordinances That Promote Physical Activity

In 2001, the authors mailed a survey to all of Utah's municipalities with the goal of measuring 6 physical activity domains: sidewalks, bicycle lanes, shared-use paths, work sites, greenways, and recreational facilities. Data from 74 municipalities revealed that planners made up a small proportion of municipal staff. Relative to cities experiencing slow or medium growth, high growth cities reported more ordinances encouraging physical activity. [Editor's note: The full text of this journal article is only available for a fee.]