Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogota, Colombia, 2015-2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

This article reports on a cross-sectional analysis of data on road traffic injuries and the neighborhood-level built environment in Bogota, Columbia, in the years 2015-2019. The authors assessed the association between neighborhood-level built environment features and pedestrian injury and death. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize all police-reported crashes (n = 173,443) that happened during this time period. The authors note that pedestrians made up approximately 25% of crash injuries and 50% of crash fatalities in Bogota between 2015 and 2019. Regarding the built environment, neighborhoods with more trees, traffic signals, and bus stops were associated with lower pedestrian fatalities. In contrast, neighborhoods with a greater density of bigger roads were associated with higher levels of pedestrian injuries. The authors conclude with a discussion of the benefits of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure as a strategy to promote traffic safety, not only in Bogota but in similar urban areas across the globe.

• Record URL:
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00842-2
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• Authors:
  • Zewdie, Hiwot Y
  • Sarmiento, Olga Lucia
  • Pinzon, Jose David
  • Wilches-Mogollon, Maria A
  • Arbelaez, Pablo Andres
  • Baldovino-Chiquillo, Laura
  • Hidalgo, Dario
  • Guzman, Luis Angel
  • Mooney, Stephen J
  • Nguyen, Quynh C
  • Tasdizen, Tolga
  • Quistberg, D Alex
• Publication Date: 2024

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 815-826
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Health
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 1099-3460
  • EISSN: 1468-2869
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/11524

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Fatalities; Neighborhoods; Pedestrian safety; Urban areas; Walkability
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01933453
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 14 2024 9:01AM