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The Built Environment and Active Transport to School (BEATS) Study examines active transport to school (ATS) in adolescents in\nDunedin, New Zealand, using the ecological model for active transport which accounts for individual, social, environmental, and policy influences. This\narticle describes the BEATS Study design, the establishment of research and community collaborations, planning and preparation for data collection,\nstudy implementation and dissemination activities and selected preliminary findings. The BEATS Study is founded on a multidisciplinary approach and\nmulti-sector collaborations between secondary schools, the city council, the local communities, and academia. The study uses a mixed-method\napproach incorporating both quantitative (survey) and qualitative (focus groups/interviews) approaches with students, parents, teachers and school\nprincipals. All 12 secondary schools in Dunedin, New Zealand, are participating in the study. As of September 2014, 1,272 adolescents from nine schools\n(age: 15.3±1.4 years; 46.6% boys) completed the student survey. Three additional schools will be surveyed in 2015. On average, 33.0% of Dunedin\nadolescents use ATS. ATS rates vary greatly by school (range: 8.6% to 46.5%) and most students like the way how they travel to school (88.3%). With\n100% school recruitment rate, this study provides a unique sample of students and parents across one city with a heterogeneous physical environment.\nThe findings will enable community health promoters, policy makers and city planners to address ATS barriers, encourage active transport and create\nsupportive built environments to promote ATS
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