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August 30th 03, 08:35 AM

(Diverd4777) wrote in message ...

Hoping no one ever has to walk home again..

Interesting you should say that. In this week's news:

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Sprawling suburbs that make it harder for people to get around without
a car may help fuel obesity: Americans who live in the most sprawling
counties tend to weigh 6 more pounds than their counterparts in the
most compact areas.

Adding to the sprawl concern: Pedestrians and bicyclists are much more
likely to be killed by passing cars here than in parts of Europe where
cities are engineered to encourage physical activity — and whose
residents typically are skinnier and live longer than the average
American.

Those are conclusions of major new studies being published Thursday
that call on urban planners and zoning commissions to consider public
health in designing neighborhoods.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...althy_sprawl_2