PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Rothman, Linda AU - Hagel, Brent E AU - Howard, Andrew William AU - Schwartz, Naomi AU - Cloutier, Marie Soleil AU - Macpherson, Alison K TI - Is higher school neighbourhood Walk Score associated with greater child pedestrian safety near schools? AID - 10.1136/ip-2023-044922 DP - 2023 Aug 01 TA - Injury Prevention PG - 363--366 VI - 29 IP - 4 4099 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/29/4/363.short 4100 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/29/4/363.full SO - Inj Prev2023 Aug 01; 29 AB - Walk Score is a common index used to estimate how suitable the built environment is for walking. Although Walk Score has been extensively validated as a measure of walkability and walking, there are limited studies examining whether commonly used constructs of walkability are associated with traffic safety in children. This study examined the association between Walk Score and child pedestrian injury controlling for observed walking exposure in school zones in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Results indicate that a higher Walk Score was associated with more child pedestrian injuries in all three cities, even after controlling for walking exposure. School travel planning should consider established individual pedestrian collision risk and individual factors rather than assuming a highly walkable environment is also a safe pedestrian environment.