Green Options » healthy cities http://greenoptions.com/tag/healthy-cities Posts tagged 'healthy cities' Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en A Walkable City & Healthier Residents http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/01/a-walkable-city-healthier-residents/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/01/a-walkable-city-healthier-residents/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:09:19 +0000 Linda Kincaid, MPH, CIH http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/01/a-walkable-city-healthier-residents/ Fruit TreeI recently had the opportunity to compare a walkable urban city with my own Silicon Valley suburb. I have read about the environmental benefits of the “New Urbanism“. On a recent visit to Washington, D.C., I observed the health benefits of an urban lifestyle. I was surprised that residents of Washington, D.C. appeared more trim and physically fit than my health-conscious California neighbors.

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