Listen "Urbanism is Public Health - Spaces For People Not Cars"
Episode Synopsis
For too long, our spaces were designed for the convenience and safety of cars, not people. This is backwards. The ultimate goal should be about moving people, not moving cars. When we design spaces with people in mind, the flaws of our current car-centric design become obvious. If you like to know more about new urbanism, you may like these creators: Strong TownStreetcraft The War on CarsCityNerdEmail: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit:Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/aerial-view-of-people-walking-on-raod-IBaVuZsJJTo?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollutionhttps://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buseshttps://www.vox.com/policy/354561/pedestrian-fatalities-car-safety-ratingshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/11/upshot/nighttime-deaths.htmlhttps://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-statehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776244/https://www.npr.org/2023/06/26/1184034017/us-pedestrian-deaths-high-traffic-carhttps://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobileSupport the show
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