• Melody Oliver, Suzanne Mavoa, Hannah Badland, Karl Parker, Phil Donovan, Robin A Kearns, En-Yi Lin, and Karen Witten.
• Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Mail #P-1, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Electronic address: melody.oliver@aut.ac.nz.
• Health Place. 2015 Nov 1; 36: 57-64.

AbstractThis study's aim was to examine selected objectively-measured and child specific built environment attributes in relation to proportion of out-of-school time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (%MVPA) and active travel in a group of ethnically and socio-economically diverse children (n=236) living in Auckland, New Zealand. Street connectivity and distance to school were related to the proportion of trips made by active modes. Ratio of high speed to low speed roads and improved streetscape for active travel were related to %MVPA on weekdays only. Inconsistent results were found for destination accessibility. Local destinations (particularly schools) along a safe street network may be important for encouraging children's activity behaviours. Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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