Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health

Gov. Cuomo loves cars. Can he do what it takes to rein them in, as the new climate-change bill requires? Photo: Governor's office

Op-Ed: To Meet New York’s New Climate Law, We’ll Have To Break the Car Culture

By Julie Tighe | Jun 25, 2019 | 45 Comments

Transportation is the number-one source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New York State, and the number-one offender is the internal-combustion engine. It will be a huge challenge, but we need to reduce the use of cars.

Study: People Who Bike to Work Live Longer Than People Who Drive

By Angie Schmitt | May 3, 2018 | No Comments

A robust study of British workers found that people who commute by bike are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, and other causes.

Healthcare workers tend to live beyond the central neighborhoods served well by the subway system. Map: Center for an Urban Future

Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 Comment

An informal survey by the union representing NYC's healthcare workers found that transit was the number two source of stress for industry employees, behind only "the death of a family member."

Covering the below-grade sections of the Cross-Bronx Expressway with parkland would produce significant public health dividends, according to a new paper from researchers at Columbia University. Photo: Google Maps

The Public Health Case for Decking Over the Cross-Bronx Expressway

By David Meyer | Jan 26, 2018 | 23 Comments

Capping the sunken parts of the highway with parks would be more than worth the cost once you factor in the health benefits of increased physical activity, according to researchers at Columbia University.

The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2017 | No Comments

While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.

Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 27, 2017 | No Comments

The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report from the National Physical Activity Plan, a coalition that includes public health behemoths like the American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.

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