active transport
- noun
- Specialized
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transporte activo
- She prefers active transport for her daily commute, often choosing to ride her bike instead of taking the bus.
- active transport use
- active transport—walking
Examples
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There is increasing interest in the promotion of incidental physical activity, including greater use of active transport—walking, cycling, and use of public transport.
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Meanwhile, Japan has exceptionally high rates (98.3%) of active transport to school among children in public school compared with other similar-income countries.
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In the United Kingdom, 19% of adults achieve recommended activity levels through active transport alone.
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Our main outcome measures were use of active transport, use of buses, and walking three or more times per week.
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We further classified participants according to whether they had used active transport and whether they had undertaken a bus journey in the week of observation.
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In conclusion, older people in England with a free bus pass seem more likely to use active transport and buses, and to undertake regular walking than those without, regardless of their SES.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the public health benefit of the scheme by examining whether the provision of free bus passes was associated with increased use of active transport and regular walking in older people and whether different socioeconomic status (SES) groups benefited equally from the scheme.
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Many cities are promoting active transport to reduce traffic congestion and improve public health by encouraging people to walk or cycle to work.
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Active transport, such as walking to the grocery store, can significantly enhance daily physical activity levels.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'active' (involving physical activity) and 'transport' (movement or travel), so a learner who knows the ordinary senses can directly infer 'travel by walking or cycling'. Note the provided word definitions are specialized biological senses that could mislead, but in general usage the compound is compositional and therefore immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Active transport creates the image of people moving themselves: active, meaning moving with your own energy, and transport, meaning how you travel. So it means 'travel by walking or cycling' for short trips like going to work or the shops.