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San Francisco Crunches Numbers on Health Benefits of Biking and Walking

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:38 AM

Researchers from the Bay Area have quantified the public health benefits of increased biking and walking as a way to reduce greenhouse gas pollution for San Francisco and its surroundings. They found that increasing average daily walking and bicycling from 4 to 22 minutes: reduced the chances of cardiovascular disease and diabetes by 14 percent [...]

by Paul Mackie