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Table 1 PHRESH Street Segment Audit (SSA) Items

From: An audit tool for longitudinal assessment of the health-related characteristics of urban neighborhoods: implementation methods and reliability results

Audit tool section

Number of items

Sample items

Land use mix

14

Housing, public/civic, office, retail, recreational, vacant.

Environment

6

Slope, slight or steep hill, number of trees, shade from trees, bars on or broken/boarded windows

Physical activity facility

8

Indoor facility, park, playing field, playing court, trail

Walking/cycling environment

20

Street type, vehicular lanes, traffic features, bike lanes, sidewalks

Safety signs

5

Bicycle or pedestrian crossing, kids at play, special speed limit

Amenities and litter

16

Neighborhood or community sign, garden/flower bed/planter, art/statue/monument, benches, drinking fountains, bus stops, trash, perceived safety while walking, attractiveness of street segment for walking

Gathering places

11

Restaurants, libraries, barbershops, churches, bars, corner stores

Social disorder

8

Presence of police or security guard, adults loitering, loud music, people smoking

Noise pollution

1

Level of noise pollution

Physical disorder

8

Broken bottles, drug paraphernalia, graffiti, broken windows