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Dr. Shilpa Dogra, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHSc), and Research Excellence Chair, Disrupting Human Mobility, has published two new studies examining equitable access to active transportation.

Published in the journal Cities & Health, , was co-authored by Dr. Dogra, along with Master of Health Sciences (Kinesiology) students Maykah Lochan-Aristide and Alicia Kollaard.

The study examines the needs, access, barriers, and priorities of equity-deserving groups residing in Durham Region to support engagement in active transportation. The study concluded there are several privilege patterns that limit active transportation uptake. Importantly, several opportunities related to communications, education and training, and law enforcement were identified as ways to improve uptake.

The other study, published in the Journal of Public Health, was titled . Dr. Dogra’s co-authors included Lochan‑Aristide, as well as Megan Patterson, a student at Queen’s University and 2024 graduate of Â鶹´«Ã½’s Bachelor of Health Science (Kinesiology) program; Maria C. Tan, a Research Librarian with Â鶹´«Ã½, and Dr. Meghann Lloyd, Professor, FHSc.

The study looks at the barriers and facilitators to active transportation among adults from three equity-deserving groups: people of colour, people with disabilities, and people from the queer community.

The review found that walkability, density, points of interest, and English proficiency are important factors that influence active transportation among people of colour, while physical environment and safety are important factors that affect active transportation among people with disabilities.

These studies were funded by a Government of Canada Active Transportation Planning Grant.

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