If we put all of the Houston bus riders in SOVs, how many more would be injured, killed, become obese or suffer from respiratory ailments due to more polluted air?

Seems to me the article's message is that one is better off riding the Houston bus on a regular basis. 

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Eloisa Raynault <eloisa.raynault@apha.org> wrote:

Greetings TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee,

 

This article, which looks at a study on the connection between TB transmission and bus ridership in Houston, may be of interest to you.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/11/are-city-buses-making-us-sick/579/

 

Best regards,

Eloisa

 

Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487http://www.apha.org/transportation

 

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