Posts Tagged ‘healthy communities’

Steps of the Palace at Versailles, painting by Henri Eugène Le Sidaner

Yes, Walkable Cities Lead People to Walk More

August 14, 2025 — An excellent new study in Nature points us to a nudge that really does work. Walkable cities really do lead people to walk more. In fact, when people move to a more walkable city from a less walkable one, researchers found that they walk an average of about 1,100 more steps every day. The reverse […]

Bike Crash

Killing People Who Are Physically Active

November 30, 2022 — Some of the questions we encounter here come with a lot of ambiguity, but this is not one of them. The U.S. is killing more people who are physically active – pedestrians and cyclists – than any other wealthy country. Clearly, this is not good. Without a doubt, this gives the U.S. a failing grade […]