Table 6 Post-intervention evaluation

1

Beat the Street [42]

Survey, diary*, and focus group

Swipe card

AST(+);

59% of the participants walked more.

2

DOiT [32]

Survey*

BMI

AST(#); HE(+); BMI(+)

No significant intervention effect on active commuting to school was found.

3

Drop-Off [33]

Survey*

n/a

Attitude(+); PA (+/#); Policy (+)

n/a

4

Health In Adolescents [34]

n/a

Accelerometers* and BMI

Attitude(+/#); PA(+)

n/a

5

Healthy Homework [39]

Diary

Pedometers*

AST(#); PA(+)

No significance intervention effect was observed

6

It’s Your Move! [38]

Survey* and interview

BMI

AST(+); BMI(+)

Walking/Cycling to school increased from 61.1 to 64.6 (p = 0.01)

7

Nevada Moves Day [26]

n/a

Observation*

AST(+)

AST increased from pre-intervention to National Moving Day at the intervention school.

8

Ride2School [7]

Survey*

n/a

AST(+/−); Infrastructure(+)

AST increased from 47.9% to 49.6% (p = 0.125) (Parent report) AST decreased from 51.1% to 48.7% (p = 0.029) (Students report)

9

Safe Routes to School - Eugene [27]

Survey*

GIS*

AST(+)

20% increase in walking and a non-significant increase in biking.

10

Safe Routes to School - Hawaii [28]

Survey*

Observation

Not given

n/a

11

Safe Routes to School – Texas [29]

Survey*

n/a

AST(+); Knowledge(+)

Intervention schools have higher active commuting rates both in the morning and in the afternoon than control schools.

12

School Travel Planning - Canada [41]

Surveys*

n/a

AST(#/+); Attitude(+); Infrastructure(+)

No change in AST at a national level. There is a slight increase of AST in 21 schools in the morning.

13

School Travel Plans - New Zealand [40]

Survey*

n/a

AST(+)

From 2004 to 2008, there were significant increases in active transport especially in the second and third year of implementation.

14

Stockholm County Implementation [35]

Interview*

n/a

AST(#); Policy(+)

No intervention effect was found on AST.

15

Traveling Green [37]

Survey*

Accelerometer* and pedometer*

AST(#)

There was no effect found on AST.

16

Trygog Sikker Skolecykling [36]

Survey

BMI

AST(#); BMI(#); PA (#); Traffic injuries (#)

There was no effect found on school cycling trips.

17

Walking School Bus - Houston [30]

Survey*

Observation* and BMI

PA(+); Attitude(+)

n/a

18

Walking School Bus - Missouri [31]

n/a

Accelerometer*

PA(#); Participation(#)

n/a