Most people will drive rather than walk much more than a quarter- or half-mile, unless they’re seeking exercise or recreation, said Chanam Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, in a Feb. 24 story in the Asheville Citizen-Times, a newspaper serving that North Carolina city.
The story, which examines how the lack of walking and bicycling facilities raises obesity rates in the United States, can be accessed online at http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article
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