Publications by Dr. Alfonzo

  • Community change and resident needs: Designing a Participatory Action Research study in Metropolitan Boston

    Health and Place, Volume 52, 221-230

  • Cover page of an academic journal titled 'Urban Analytics and City Science,' Volume 52, Issue 5, June 2025, ISSN 2399-8083, with a light blue and white color scheme and vertical lines design.

    How Walkable is Walker's Paradise?

    Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Volume 44, Issue 2, 0-21

  • Close-up of a modern building with rusty orange exterior and fire escape, with text "Urban Land" and "Home Run: Getting more homes for more people."

    Making the Economic Case for More Walkability

    Urban Land Magazine

  • Cover of a medical journal titled 'Preventive Medicine' with a large 'P' and 'M' in blue and green, published by Elsevier for June 2025.

    Walking, Obesity and Urban Design in Chinese Neighborhoods

    Preventive Medicine, Volume 69, S79-S85

  • A colorful collage of urban scenes, including a street view of people dining outside, a historic red brick building, a map overlay, and a close-up of a building with an American flag, accompanied by a report cover titled 'Older, Smaller, Better' published in May 2014 by the Preservation Green Lab.

    Older, Smaller, Better: Measuring How the Character of Buildings and Blocks Influences Urban Vitality

    Preservation Green Lab

  • Logo of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat featuring a stylized black and white high-rise building and the organization's name.

    Design of Tall Buildings and Tall Building Districts to Promote Physical Activity in China

    Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Journal, IV, 18-25

  • Cover of the journal 'Health & Place,' published by Elsevier, with the subtitle 'an international journal.'

    Overweight, Obesity, and Inactivity and Urban Design in Rapidly Growing Chinese Cities

    Health and Place, Volume 21, Pages 29-38

  • Blue background with white text that says 'BROOKINGS' and a website URL 'brookings.edu' underneath.

    Walk This Way: The Economic Promise of Walkable Places in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

    Brookings Institute

  • Map of a community area titled 'Green Community' with colored sections representing different zones and a lake in the central part.

    Sustainable Megapolitan: How Large-Scale Urban Development Can Help Green America

    Green Community

  • A magazine article titled "Is Retail the Silver Lining?" discussing the retail sector's resilience amid economic challenges, featuring a graph showing historical retail delivery data in the U.S.

    Is Retail the Silver Lining?

    Urban Land Magazine

  • Cover of Journal of Urban Design magazine with a red background and a geometric city map pattern.

    The Relationship of Neighborhood Built Environment Features and Walking

    Journal of Urban Design, Volume 13, Issue 1, 29-51

  • Children playing jump rope outdoors in a grassy area surrounded by trees.

    Johnny Can Walk to School—Does Jane? Examining Sex Differences in Children’s Active Travel to School

    Children, Youth and Environments, Volume 16, No 1, 75-89

  • Cover of the journal 'Environmental Behavior', volume 57, number 1-2, January-February 2025, featuring a black-and-white photo of children playing on the street reflected in a shiny, spherical object.

    To Walk or Not to Walk: The Hierarchy of Walking Needs

     Environment and Behavior, Volume 37, Issue 6, 808-836

  • Cover of a scientific journal titled 'Preventive Medicine,' volume 195, June 2025, published by Elsevier. The cover features a design with large overlapping letters 'P', 'M', and an emphasis on the words 'Preventive Medicine' in blue and green text.

    The Irvine Minnesota Inventory to Measure Built Environments: Development

    American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 2, 144-152.

  • Cover of a medical journal titled 'Preventive Medicine,' with the volume, issue, and publication date in the corner, and the Elsevier logo. The cover design features large letters 'PM' with the words 'Preventive' and 'Medicine' partially overlaid, and the lower part of the cover is mostly white with a small note about online availability.

    The Irvine Minnesota Inventory to Measure Built Environments: Reliability Testing

    American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 2, 153-159

  • Cover of The Journal of the American Planning Association, featuring a watercolor illustration of a city street with buildings, cars, and two people riding a bicycle.

    California Safe Routes to School Program: Impacts on Walking, Bicycling, and Pedestrian Safety

    Journal of the American Planning Association, Volume 71, Issue 3, 301-317

  • Cover of Preventive Medicine journal, Volume 195, June 2025, featuring the titles and logos of Elsevier and ScienceDirect, with a color-block design in green, white, and blue.

    Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School Legislation: Urban Form Changes and Children’s Active Transportation to School

    American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Volume 28, Issue 2, Supplement 2, 134-140

  • Logo of the University of California, showing blue text on a white background with the words 'University of California' and 'Institute of Transportation Studies'.

    Walking and Automobile Traffic Near Schools: Data to Support an Evaluation of School Pedestrian Safety Programs

    Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine