Abstract
Automobile use is a significant contributor to climate change, local air pollution, pedestrian injuries and deaths, declines in physical activity and obesity. A significant proportion of car use is for short trips that can relatively easily be taken with active transportation options – walking or cycling – or with public transportation. In this commentary, we review a number of immediate, practical opportunities to implement policies and programs that reduce short car trips and increase active transportation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 326-327 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Preventive Medicine |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 7 Jul 2009 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- active transportation
- physical activity
- public transit
- walking
- cycling
- climate change
- obesity
- pedestrian safety
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Preventive Medicine. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, VOL 49, ISSUE 4, (2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.028