Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Health

Why Car Dependency Makes Healthcare Access Harder — Particularly for the Marginalized

By Kea Wilson | May 8, 2023 | No Comments

More than 20 percent of car-free U.S. adults in car-dependent places are skipping medical appointments because they can't physically get to the doctor, a new study finds.

Walkable City 10 Years Later: Cars Make Us Sicker Than We Thought

By Jeff Speck | Nov 15, 2022 | No Comments

The original edition of the landmark book Walkable City detailed some of the most devastating health impacts of an automotive lifestyle. In the years since, though, author Jeff Speck has discovered they were just the tip of the iceberg.

Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2022 | No Comments

Our auto-centric transportation system already poses a barrier to abortion care — and the likely rollback of the constitutionally protected procedure could make that hurdle virtually insurmountable for countless U.S. residents, advocates say.

Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates

By Ethan Goffman | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

The latest version of a multistate plan to lower transportation emissions represents an improvement, but still doesn't go far enough on environmental-justice issues, some advocates say.

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East Coast Pollution Pact Will Save Black Lives

By Eve Kessler | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.

The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.

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