The value of transportation in promoting physical activity

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently posted this informative infographic showing the close relationship between the transportation design choices we make in our communities and physical activity.

These close connections are the reason we believe it is absolutely vital that bicycling, walking, and transit are integrated as core values in Missouri's transportation planning as the state moves to spend $8 billion on transportation over the next ten years.

ActiveLivingResearch.org, the source of the infographic, has many tools and resources on this and similar topics.

Click here to find out much more about Missouri's proposed $8 billion transportation funding initiative, and how MoBikeFed and our allied groups around the state are working to ensure that bicycling, walking, and transit are fully integrated into Missouri's transportation future.