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Why did we build communities that discourage walking?
The shift to car-focused urban design since the 1960s has reduced walking in U.S. communities, contributing to rising childhood obesity and mental health challenges, hosts say.
- During Episode 207, podcast hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore how car-centric planning led to declining walking among Americans, despite its health benefits.
- In 1969, roughly half of U.S. children walked or biked to school, but a decades-long shift toward designing towns and cities around cars reduced that number.
- Evidence indicates health data shows walking's decline correlates with rising childhood obesity and declining mental health.
- To address this, solutions such as walking school buses, car-free zones near schools, and Drive to Five programs require changes in community culture, city planning, and mindset.
- Looking at parental habits, parents now drive children even for distances as short as a few blocks while cellphones make outdoor time safer than previous generations.
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Why did we build communities that discourage walking?
The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts discuss why short trips so often happen by car, the health and community costs of that shift and practical ideas to get people moving again.
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