Walkable towns curb obesity, pollution, expert says - Yahoo! News: "Designing walkable communities is a cost-effective way to address the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States and cut down on harmful car emissions and pollution, a researcher told the American College of Sports Medicine's 12th annual Health and Fitness Summit in Long Beach, California.
The problem, said Jim Sallis from San Diego State University, is that local zoning laws essentially prevent the development of walkable communities. 'Zoning laws today,' he told Reuters Health, 'really enforce the separation of uses; they are designed to move cars as quickly as possible -- which is dangerous to pedestrians.'"
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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