The Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS) Study: Protocol of a natural experiment to investigate the impact of citywide park redesign and renovation

Table 1 Study design and measurement timeline, Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS) Study – New York City

			2018					Test
20 Intervention Parks (Phase 1) N = 520	A FS O			A SS O	FS	A SS O		Comparison of 3-year post-renovation outcomes
10 Intervention Parks (Phase 2) N = 260 (Total Intervention N = 780)		A FS O			A SS O	FS	A SS O
			vs
20 Control Parks N = 600	A FS O			A SS O	FS	A SS O

Note. A accelerometry, FS full survey, O SOPARC (direct park observation), SS short survey (stress/quality of life). Shaded X = renovated parks reopening
Phase 1 and 2 intervention parks will be combined for analysis relative to control parks

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