The Hantown Street Play Project

Abstract

Street Play projects have become increasingly popular in western contexts

Systematic review of how Play Streets impact opportunities for active play, physical activity, neighborhoods, and communities

“…Local adult monitors led group games and incentivized children to meet each other during 1st 4 sessions. Stewards from CicloRecreo Via rerouted traffic with uniforms and identifiable signs. Murray & Devecchi (2016) [43]Winterborough of Hantown, England, UK5% most socio-economically deprived areas in England n = 216 surveys (response rate = 216/1000); n = 25 semi-structured interviews.Surveys: n = 148 local adults, n = 68 children; Interviews: n = 7 parents, n = 11 children at event, n = 7 children via phone.81% lived within 1 mile of Street Play project, 56% residents of the boroughCross-sectional: surveys with adult and child sections (3 languages: English, Polish, Arabic); Semi-structured interviewsStreet Play Project: “Hantown Street Play Project”: 1 pedestrian street: 16 consecutive Tuesdays June-Oct. 2013 3:30–5:30 pm. Traditional games were set up and supervised.…”

“…30% of intervention parents reported meeting new neighbors, 54% strengthened relationships with neighbors previously met. How was it useful for children: 36% child was more sociable/more friends; 28% child more independent/confident. Murray & Devecchi (2016) [43]Resident surveys (child and adult). Semi-structured interviews with residents (parents and children) during an event or via telephone.…”

“…Stewards from CicloRecreo Via rerouted traffic with uniforms and identifiable signs. Murray & Devecchi (2016) [ 43 ] Winterborough of Hantown, England, UK 5% most socio-economically deprived areas in England n = 216 surveys (response rate = 216/1000); n = 25 semi-structured interviews. Surveys: n = 148 local adults, n = 68 children; Interviews: n = 7 parents, n = 11 children at event, n = 7 children via phone.…”

“…As previously mentioned, all included studies were non-RCTs. In assessing the three Cochrane risk of bias features relevant for non-RCTs (incomplete outcome data, selective outcome reporting, and other potential sources of bias), two studies scored low risk across all three features [ 41 , 42 ], two studies scored low in two features, but were unclear with regards to “incomplete outcome data” [ 17 , 22 ], one study was assessed as unclear in all three features [ 43 ], and one study was assessed as unclear for “incomplete outcome data”, high risk of bias for “selective outcome reporting” due to a lack of data presented in the results, and high risk of bias for “other potential sources of bias” due to potential selection bias from differences in the two groups being compared [ 16 ] (see Table 3 ). Overall 55.5% of the risk of bias assessments were rated as low risk, 33.3% unclear , and 11.1% high risk.…”

“…All of the Play Streets were described as creating safe places for children to play outdoors [ 16 , 17 , 41 , 43 ]. This information was collected through a variety of methods across studies, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys with stakeholders, parents, and children, in addition to attendance and other field notes throughout the Play Streets.…”