Do Millennials Love Sprawl Now? Eh, Not Exactly
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Millennials are moving to suburbs. But in a lot of cases they don't have much of a choice.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Public Health
Study: Better Transit Helps Latinos Live Healthier Lives
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Two dynamics are at work for Latinos — and both have negative effects.
Study: Bike and Ped Lanes Make Neighbors Healthier
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High-quality biking and walking facilities actually create healthier people, a new study based in Vancouver finds.
Study: People Who Bike to Work Live Longer Than People Who Drive
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A robust study of British workers found that people who commute by bike are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, and other causes.
“I Can’t Go Everywhere that I Thought I Could Go”: When Black and Brown Cyclists Need Safety from More than Traffic
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“I knew where I was,” muses Slimm, the 25-year-old road captain from the Los Ryderz Bike Club regarding his fateful decision to roll past 65th on Broadway – the heart of East Coast Crips territory, “but I was just riding by…” Keeping track of whose territory you are in is key to survival for many […]
Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability
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The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report from the National Physical Activity Plan, a coalition that includes public health behemoths like the American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.