Interesting point. Of course, not many places, especially in America, are nearly as dense
and walkable as NYC. However, this is still a good point to make. Also, anecdotal: I live
in Atlanta and walk/bike everywhere I go. Now, we all know that Atlanta is no
Manhattan--most other Atlantans think I'm nutso to be getting around the city without
a car. I'll walk a mile with groceries in my arms or bike 5 miles to go hang out with
friends. I know most people won't do that. So to encourage other non-nutso people, to
bike and/or walk, we need to improve the density and walkability of Atlanta (and other
cities). But this article suggests that there may be a case of diminishing health returns
as density increases. Good to keep in mind. Thanks for sharing!
Amy Ingles
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
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From: "Phyllis ORRICK" <phylliso(a)berkeley.edu>
To: h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 7:27:51 PM
Subject: [H+T--Friends] Walking a lot but not going very far
This has an interesting wrinkle on the walking for health debate. The author tracked his
miles covered using a phone app and found our he walked a lot, but not very far.
I live in Manhattan and walk just about everywhere I go. I walk to work, the grocery
store, my son's day care, most errands, out to dinner, plus other regular and
infrequent places I go. Since we (unnecessarily and counter-productively) label people by
their transport modes, I am a Walker.
http://davidaking.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-walk-lot-i-just-dont-walk-much.html
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Phyllis Orrick
Communications Director
Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC)
University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
Institute for Urban and Regional Development (IURD)
California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages (CATSIP)
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