Washington University study says better biking, walking needed to build healthier cities | HEALTH'Sass

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A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests eight ways to achieve healthier cities in the future.

The key is to reduce pollution, climate change, noise, and crime (yes, those killings). . . .

In this study, eight interventions are suggested to encourage walking, cycling, public transport, and discouraging use of private vehicles.

--destination accessibility
--distribution of employment cross the city
--reducing availability and increasing cost of parking
--designing pedestrian and cycle-friendly networks
--optimal levels of residential density
--reducing distance to public transport
--increasing diversity (no ghettos)

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Washington University study says better biking, walking needed to build healthier cities | HEALTH'Sass

MoBikeFed comment: The study entitled "City Planning and Population Health: A Global Challenge" was published in the 23 Sept 2016 edition of The Lancet and can be found online here:

http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30066-6/fulltext