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Research article
Authors

Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Salvo D, Banda JA, Quinn J, Rivera BR, King AC

Journal

Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Summary
This mixed method study use quantitative and qualitative data to further understand how pop-up parks contribued to economic, behavioral and social benefits. The results showed that the pop-up parks were highly successful and contribued to increased foot traffic, increased physical activity, increased interest in local businesses, and increased social interactions. This study was predominantly white and affluent so the results may not be generalizable to other socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Population

Stakeholders in Los Altos, California's downtown business district

Health Outcomes

  • Not available

Health Outcome List:

  • Not available

Environmental Agents

List of Environmental Agents:

  • Not available

Source of Environmental Agents:

  • Not available

Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source

Type:

  • Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)

Cost Measures:

  • Not available

Potential Cost Measures:

  • Increased foot traffic to business boardering pop-up parks, increases in property values

Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Potential Benefits Measures:

  • Increased physical activity, improvements in mental health, increases in social interactions, improvements to the environment

Location:

  • Los Altos, California

Models Used:

  • Logistic regression analysis

Models References:

  • Not available

Methods Used:

  • The authors — 1) partnered with an investment company and the city of Los Altos, California to study the benefits of pop-up park installations.; 2) collected data relating to the amount the pop-up park was used, and how its presence affected the business boarding the pop-up park; and 3) evaluated the data based on the individual criteria of each source, for example using statistics to analyze the quantitive data.

Sources Used:

  • System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) (McKenzie et al., 2006); Park User Intercept Surveys; Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool (King et al., 2016); On-Line Survey Data Collected by Locally Owned Investment Company; Local Business Owner/ Manager Survey; Direct Observation of Business Foot Traffic; Sales Tax Data Collected by City Government; Key Informant Interviews; Additional sources cited in the publication.

Economic Citation / Fundings

Citation:

  • Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Salvo D, Banda JA, Quinn J, Rivera BR, King AC. A Mixed Method Study to Inform the Implementation and Expansion of Pop-Up Parks for Economic, Behavioral, and Social Benefits. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 2020. 97; 4.
  • Pubmed
  • DOI

NIEHS Funding:

  • Not available

Other Funding:

  • T32HL007034, P30DK092950, P20CA217199, UL1RR025744, R01CA211048, UL1TR003142