A healthy transportation system isn’t just about reducing pollution from vehicles. A new study has found that communities with better transit, walking and biking infrastructure, along with parks, have lower rates of obesity, high blood pressure and depression, and higher rates of exercise and healthy eating.¹

While this may not surprise you, it’s a clear case for investing more in transit, biking, and walking.

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The study by Gallup looked at 48 medium and large metro areas across the U.S. and combined data on biking, walking, parks, and transit to create an “active living score” for each metro. Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago earned the highest scores. Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, and Fort Wayne, Ind. rounded out the bottom three.²

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To see the full range of benefits, communities must invest in all aspects of active living. For example, while Madison, Wis. had the highest bike score of any city in the survey, and a park score on par with the top cities, it’s transit and walking scores pulled it down to 11th place.³ A holistic approach is required.

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John Olivieri
National Campaign Director -- 21st Century Transportation

1. "Active Living Environments in U.S. Communities," Gallup and Healthways, October 2016.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.