Urban planning policies to promote physical activity in basic municipalities in Japan

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate urban planning-related policies in nine Japanese cities from the perspective of physical activity promotion using indicators of the 1000 Cities Challenge and to indicate the current status of the policies in each city. The results of the evaluation revealed that some policies were linked to physical activity promotion, while others could not necessarily be judged to be intended to promote physical activity from the text. By indicator, all cities had policies to promote physical activity regarding bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, while none had such policies regarding employment distribution or street connectivity.