HE.C.5_Percentage of linear miles of newly constructed sidewalks and urban trails that lie within census tracts with low levels of leisure-time physical activity among adults aged 18 years or older

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Sidewalks and urban trails contribute to community health by providing safe avenues for leisure-time physical activity. This measure examines what portion of new construction of these assets occurs in areas where there are low levels of such activity among residents. There are limitations to this measure, which are discussed in the measure narrative at https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/22ei-wafp. Detailed sidewalk segment data is available in the dataset Strategic Measure_Sidewalk Segment Data. Detailed urban trail segment data is available in the dataset Strategic Measure_Urban Trail Segment Data.

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