Tunneling a crosstown highway: a natural experiment testing the longitudinal effect on physical activity and active transport

• Main Authors: Nicole E. H. Stappers (Author), Jasper Schipperijn (Author), Stef P. J. Kremers (Author), Marleen P. M. Bekker (Author), Maria W. J. Jansen (Author), Nanne K. de Vries (Author), Dave H. H. Van Kann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands, a highway crossing several deprived neighborhoods was tunneled in 2016. The vacant space on top of this tunnel was redesigned and prioritized for pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of this major...