Study: People Who Bike to Work Live Longer Than People Who Drive
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A robust study of British workers found that people who commute by bike are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, and other causes.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health
Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures
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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."
The Public Health Case for Decking Over the Cross-Bronx Expressway
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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.
The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution
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While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.
Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability
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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
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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.