Examining the impacts of public transit on healthy aging through a natural experiment: study protocols and lessons learned from the Active El Paso project

• Main Authors: Wei Li (Author), Chanam Lee (Author), Sinan Zhong (Author), Minjie Xu (Author), Samuel D. Towne Jr (Author), Xuemei Zhu (Author), Sungmin Lee (Author), Suojin Wang (Author), Rafael Aldrete (Author), Eufemia B. Garcia (Author), Leah Whigham (Author), Ashley M. Toney (Author), Jorge Ibarra (Author), Marcia G. Ory (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper describes protocols and experiences from a seven-year natural-experiment study in El Paso, Texas, a border city of predominantly Latino/Hispanic population. The study focuses on how Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) impacts physical activity and thus plays a role in alleviating obesity and related...