Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health

Healthcare workers tend to live beyond the central neighborhoods served well by the subway system. Map: Center for an Urban Future

Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 Comment

An informal survey by the union representing NYC's healthcare workers found that transit was the number two source of stress for industry employees, behind only "the death of a family member."

Covering the below-grade sections of the Cross-Bronx Expressway with parkland would produce significant public health dividends, according to a new paper from researchers at Columbia University. Photo: Google Maps

The Public Health Case for Decking Over the Cross-Bronx Expressway

By David Meyer | Jan 26, 2018 | 23 Comments

Capping the sunken parts of the highway with parks would be more than worth the cost once you factor in the health benefits of increased physical activity, according to researchers at Columbia University.

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The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2017

While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.

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Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 27, 2017

The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report from the National Physical Activity Plan, a coalition that includes public health behemoths like the American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.

ER Chief: NYC Needs More Speed Cameras and Bike Lanes to Reduce Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Brad Aaron | Jul 28, 2017 | 24 Comments

The chief of emergency medicine at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn says at least 15 percent of TBIs treated at Brooklyn hospitals annually can be attributed to traffic crashes.

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It’s Hard to Overstate the Health Benefits of Biking to Work

By Stephen Miller | Apr 24, 2017

A massive new study of commuters in the United Kingdom reveals that people who bike to work tend to live longer and are at lower risk of heart disease and cancer.

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