Does zoning keep suburbs unwalkable12/17/2023 "If it (Atlanta) was a city where I walked more I would automatically get a lot of the exercise I need. Ideally, people should take 10,000 steps a day to maintain wellness, according to James Hill, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado.īut for those who only walk from their home to the car and from their car to an office and back again, that figure can sink to only 1,000 steps.Ī car culture forces people to make time to exercise and driving long distances reduces the time available to work out. Walking provides exercise without really trying. And when she shopping, to the bank or to visit friends, she gets into her car, buckles up and hits the road.ĭriving is a way of life for Americans but researchers say the national habit of driving everywhere is bad for health. When she takes her son to school, they drive. Looking at some suburban areas, there's huge sections with no bus service, and this is AFTER they just redesigned the entire bus system in the city.įEATURE-Car-driven society poses risk to Americans' healthĪTLANTA, May 29 (Reuters) - When Seema Shrikhande goes to work, she drives. Unfortunately, the bus only takes me halfway to my work (although it's only a 20-minute walk). I live right near a major arterial road that has a bus that comes every 15 minutes and can take me directly to any shopping I want or down to the TRAX station (our light rail). There are a few very small sections of streets that don't have sidewalks around here (mainly to the south where homes were built in the 50s or earlier), but they're few and far between. Like someone previously noted, if you live in a suburb with no bus service (or buses that only come every 1 or 2 hours), what's the point in waiting for it to take you to the store when you can hop in your car and be there and back in 20 minutes?Īlthough I happen to live in the main city itself, it's a very suburban-like neighborhood built in the 1960s with sidewalks on every street. Personally I am fine with walking, but driving isn't as bad as a lot of people here seem to make it out to be. Using big words to create complicated, poorly-structured sentences does not make you sound smart or sound like you have an advanced vocabulary, so stop trying. ![]() ![]() Trainrover, what the **** are you babbling on about? I can't understand a word you're saying.
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