Very relevant to the June 1st event in Columbus "Where Ohio Needs To Go": http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174185162638946&ref=nf
May 27, 2011
Lack of transportation is hurting our health
By Nicole Schlosser
This week saw the release of three different reports providing concrete evidence that transportation conditions in the U.S. are wanting.
Apparently, in many places, traffic and our commutes are killing us prematurely, we can't walk anywhere safely and even huge gas price increases will not get us out of our cars; they will just put us into more fuel-efficient ones.
The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) at the School of Public Health's study, "The Public Health Costs of Traffic Congestion: A Health Risk Assessment," says that the fine particulate matter that comes from traffic congestion led to more than 2,200 premature deaths in the U.S. last year.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Blog/Transit-Dispatches/Story/2011/05/Reports-show-lack-of-transportation-hurting-health.aspx?ref=TransitDispatches-20110527&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Lack of transportation is hurting our health
By Nicole Schlosser
This week saw the release of three different reports providing concrete evidence that transportation conditions in the U.S. are wanting.
Apparently, in many places, traffic and our commutes are killing us prematurely, we can't walk anywhere safely and even huge gas price increases will not get us out of our cars; they will just put us into more fuel-efficient ones.
The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) at the School of Public Health's study, "The Public Health Costs of Traffic Congestion: A Health Risk Assessment," says that the fine particulate matter that comes from traffic congestion led to more than 2,200 premature deaths in the U.S. last year.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Blog/Transit-Dispatches/Story/2011/05/Reports-show-lack-of-transportation-hurting-health.aspx?ref=TransitDispatches-20110527&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
