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Barriers and enablers to local active travel during COVID-19: A case study of Streetspace interventions in two London boroughs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Lunetto, Maria; Castro, Oscar; Gericke, Chiara; Hale, Joanna; (2023) Barriers and enablers to local active travel during COVID-19: A case study of Streetspace interventions in two London boroughs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]. Wellcome Open Research , 8 , Article 177. 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19164.1. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, UK local authorities increased emergency active travel interventions. This study aimed to understand what aspects of temporary Streetspace for London schemes represent barriers or enablers to walking and cycling for short local journeys. Methods: Focusing on two Inner London boroughs, we conducted 21 semi-structured stakeholder interviews and sampled 885 public comments about Streetspace schemes. We triangulated the data in a thematic analysis to identify barriers and enablers, which were categorised using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour (COM-B) model. Results: Opportunity and motivation factors were reflected in the barriers (accessibility and integration of the schemes; controversy, dissatisfaction, and doubt) and enablers (new routes and spaces; sustainability and health beliefs) and mixed themes (changes to traffic and appeal of the area; feelings of safety). Capability was not reflected in the main themes. Conclusions: Although aspects of Streetspace schemes were seen to enable active travel, our findings suggest that additional processes to address the acceptability, fairness, and unintended consequences of emergency interventions will be important to their long-term success for health and sustainability.

Type: Article
Title: Barriers and enablers to local active travel during COVID-19: A case study of Streetspace interventions in two London boroughs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19164.1
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19164.1
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright: © 2023 Lunetto M et al. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10168847
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