Children’s transport built environments: A mixed methods study of associations between perceived and objective measures and relationships with parent licence for independent mobility in Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

Children’s independent mobility is declining internationally. Parents are the gatekeepers of children’s independent mobility. This mixed methods study investigates whether parent perceptions of the neighbourhood environment alignwith objectivemeasures of the neighbourhood built environment, and how perceived and objectivemeasures relate to parental licence for children’s independentmobility. Parents participating in the Neighbourhood for Active Kids study (n = 940) answered an open-ended question about what would make their neighbourhoods better for their child’s independent mobility, and reported household and child demographics. Objective measures of the neighbourhood built environment wer..