When it comes to moving people around in healthy ways, New York City already has a leg up on most cities and towns around the country.
The city has sidewalks in all five boroughs; food stores and other shops are within walking distance of where most people live. It is served nearly everywhere by extensive, inexpensive and largely dependable public transportation.
Because so many New Yorkers use their feet to get them from place to place, they weigh on average six or seven pounds less than those who live in suburban America, said Dr. Richard J. Jackson, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, and moderator of a public television series called “Designing Healthy Communities.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/giving-city-streets-built-in-safety-features/
Article courtesy of the New York Times by Jane E. Brody
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