Rethinking passive transport: Bus fare exemptions and young people's wellbeing

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• 作者：Alasdair Jones^a ; ^{alasdair.jones@lshtm.ac.uk} ; Rebecca Steinbach^b ; ^{rebecca.steinbach@lshtm.ac.uk} ; Helen Roberts¹ ; ^c ; ^{sejjhr0@ucl.ac.uk} ; Anna Goodman² ; ^d ; ^{anna.goodman@lshtm.ac.uk} ; Judith Green^a ; ^{judith.green@lshtm.ac.uk}
• 关键词：Active transport ; Young people ; Public transport ; Qualitative research ; Public health
• 刊名：Health and Place
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：109_13538292
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：18
• 期：3
• 页码：605-612
• 文件大小：255 K

摘要

Much recent public health research has emphasised the health impacts for young people of 鈥榓ctive travel鈥?modes, typically defined as walking and cycling. Less research has focused on public transport modes. Drawing on qualitative data, we examine the links between bus travel and wellbeing in London, where young people currently have free bus travel. Our findings indicate that bus travel can be both a physically and socially active experience for young people. We suggest a more nuanced understanding of 鈥榓ctive travel鈥?is now needed, alongside greater attention to urban public transport networks as key sites that impact on important determinants of wellbeing such as independent mobility and social inclusion.