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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 -- 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) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @ transsafe @ californiaUTC @ IURDBerkeley @ trbhealth Skype: pmorrick _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends