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Site
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Description of sites at baseline
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Ward (postcode)
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WalkScore a
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LSOA b characteristics
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Population density c
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Intersection density d
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IMD e
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NDVI f
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Intervention site
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Canal with paths on both sides (one unsurfaced and one surfaced); two access routes; a bridge; no benches; no lighting; links to Bridgewater Nature Park and Vicars Hill Village Green
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Boothstown and Ellenbrook (M28 1JD)
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35
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22.67
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9.18
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4.28
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0.55
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Comparison site 1A
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Brook with paths on both sides (both unsurfaced); two access routes; a footbridge; no benches; no lighting; links to Jumbles Country Park
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Bromley Cross
(BL2 3EQ)
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48
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23.91
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7.58
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8.37
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0.54
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Comparison site 1B
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Canal with two paths on both sides (one unsurfaced and one surfaced); two access routes; a footbridge; no benches; no lighting; links to Pennington Flash Country Park
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Leigh West
(WN7 4QP)
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50
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37.93
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9.68
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27.05
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0.52
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- a WalkScore uses a Google search algorithm to calculate a weighted score (1–100) based on the number and accessibility of amenities (such as shops and parks) within a 1-mile radius of a user-entered postcode, whereby closer amenities with the most accessible walking routes are weighted more strongly, used as a measure of ‘access to/ availability of destinations and services’. Higher scores indicate more ‘walkable’ areas
- b Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA): census reporting units containing between 1000 and 3000 people
- c Population density: number of persons per hectare; used as a proxy measure of residential density. Higher values indicate areas with higher population density
- d Intersection density: the number of 3-way junctions per 1000mˉ2 standardised by LSOA area; used as a measure of street connectivity. Higher values indicate areas with higher street connectivity
- e Index of Multiple Deprivation Score (IMD) [47]: an area deprivation score that combines multiple indicators of deprivation including income, employment, health and crime. Higher values indicate more deprived areas
- f Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): a validated normalised scale of healthy vegetation cover; used as a measure for presence of greenery at the neighbourhood-level. Higher values indicate areas with more healthy vegetation cover
