Walking, bicycling, and urban landscapes: evidence from the San Francisco Bay area

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Some claim that cardependent cities contribute to obesity by discouraging walking and bicycling. In this article, we use household activity data from the San Francisco region to study the links between urban environments and nonmotorized travel.
Author(s):
Robert Cervero and Michael Duncan
Publisher(s):
American Public Health Association
Reference #:
Unknown
Date Published:
2003
Copyright:
Publisher Email: unknown
Region:
USA Location: San Francisco
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Free tags: 
overweight
car dependency
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--2.91 North America
-2 Design

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