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This resource presents closing down portions of major streets to give people more space to walk or cycle safely during the COVID-19 pandemic as a health promotion strategy. Evaluators found that Toronto residents supported and utilized the closures, helping them become more active and introducing more diverse populations to cycling. There was high support for continued road closures even after the pandemic, with very few issues surrounding the closures.
Resource Details
- Geographic Areas of Implementation: Urban
- Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
- Topics of Practice: Policy Change/ Development
- Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Emerging
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
- Social Determinants of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment
- Outside of US: Yes