To meet climate goals, urban transportation must change Norway’s capital, Oslo, has announced it will eliminate conventional automobiles from its city center by 2019, replacing them with electric cars — and thus slash its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2020. This is sensational news for Oslo. But it may not be the right strategy…
Walking, Real Estate And Truly Valuing Health The world of real estate is beginning to understand that walking is good for property value. According to Walk This Way, a 2012 study by The Brookings Institution, as walkability increases, so too do office, residential, and retail rents. This is a potential lever for health campaigners who…
Pedestrian wheelchair users in the US are 30% more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than the general public, says research published in the online journal BMJ Open. Nearly 5,000 pedestrians are killed every year and another 76,000 are injured in road traffic collisions on public roads in the US. The risk of death…
Circumnavigating the globe on foot sounds like a tall order—requiring commitment of years of one’s life, some serious logistics planning, and an unshakeable determination to put one foot in front of the other for as long as it takes. For those keen on the idea but not the long haul, there’s Verdenskortet (Map of the…
Working out could help us fight off colds and other infections, according to a timely new study. The study, which found that regular exercise strengthens the body’s immune system in part by repeatedly stressing it, was conducted in animals. But the results most likely apply to people, the researchers say, and could offer further incentive…
It’s every hustling New Yorker’s dream: a pedestrian fast lane that bypasses dawdling tourists and texting zombies. The U.K. retailer Argos is making that dream a reality for Brits this week, testing out through Sunday a fast-track lane painted on the sidewalk outside its Liverpool store. The company’s pilot should appeal to shoppers who find the slow place of foot traffic on commercial drags frustrating. Over the years,…
Without a gym membership, many people feel lost when it comes to staying in shape as winter approaches. Skiing and ice hockey are great sports, but they can be costly and require a lot of training, traveling and planning. However, with a little creativity and some basic equipment it’s not hard, and can even be…
You know something is going on with your health when your body temperature rises above 99 degrees Fahrenheit, you feel pain, or your heart beats at a quickened pace without explanation. We take notice of these clear signs of atypical body functions. They’re easily measured by anyone anywhere and they spur our doctors or us…
The TruTV show Adams Ruins Everything ran an episode on cars that is a good history of American favoritism toward automobile transportation and why that hurts people. The show stars Adam Conover, who mixes comedy and education on real issues—in this case the form of cities and the impact on how we get around. The episode was…
Method produces better weight loss results than playing sports Regular, brisk walking may be a more effective method for weight loss than going to the gym, according to research. A study by the London School of Economics found that those who engaged in “regular, brisk walking” for longer than half an hour had lower Body Mass Indexes (BMI)…
