# Walking, Riding, and the Weather

**URL:** <https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/walking-riding-and-the-weather/1183>\
**Category:** Use Cases\
**Created:** [June 7, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/walking-riding-and-the-weather/1183 "2025-06-07T16:59:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/aeb1de/32.png) [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/walking-riding-and-the-weather/1183/1 "2025-06-07T16:59:16Z")

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![students-walking-and-reading](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/uploads/default/original/1X/bc61589e23bba9df0d71c1d534b7f154d2820f66.jpeg)

Walking behavior in urban centers is a complex interaction between the built environment, the accessibility of mass transit, the personality of the individual, and the weather. Over a four-week period of highly variable weather, participants in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan recorded activity patterns and locations and reported use of public transit. By comparing these results with publicly available weather data for the period and published neighborhood walkability indices, models of the interactions between built environment, transit, weather, and personality can begin to be explored.

## Study Profile

**Participation duration:** 5 weeks

**Sample size:** 84 subjects

**Data sources:**

- Surveys
- Location information
- Physical activity

## Research Team

 ![scott-bell](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/uploads/default/original/1X/412487292fb6639cee8c13c97fc3dfee985abd20.png)  
**Scott Bell, Ph.D.**  
Professor,  
Department of Geography and Planning  
University of Saskatchewan

 ![kevin-stanley](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/uploads/default/original/1X/5fe9372ff7a7955a076c295012bf50692824d0ac.png)  
**Kevin Stanley, Ph.D.**  
Associate Professor,  
Department of Computer Science  
University of Saskatchewan