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SALT LAKE CITY -- A new study found that the choice to walk to school is actually a complicated one.
The University of Utah study shows a person's decision to walk to school is influenced by distance, an attractive walkable environment, and by intertwined social, psychological and environmental perceptions.
Researchers found in a walkable neighborhood, like Daybreak in South Jordan, students were much more likely to walk to school than in other more typical suburban areas.
"If we're staying anywhere within 5 miles, we try not to use the car ‘cause it's just more enjoyable to be out on the bikes or walking," says Daybreak resident Jason Merrill.
The study found 88 percent of students report walking to school in a week in the Daybreak community. That's compared to 17 percent in a similar, less-walkable neighborhood.
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