Tweeting about Walkability, Cycling, Urban Design, Sustainability, Pedestrian-friendly Streets, Climate Change and Walkable Cities
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18 Apr 2016
Living on a street with 10 extra trees can improve your happiness as much as being 7 years younger #Walkable #Happy
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10 May 2019
2.6 million school kids are being poisoned by dangerous levels of pollution, including every school in London #ClimateEmergency #Walkable #AirQuality thetimes.co.uk/article/air-p…
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21 Feb 2019
Car commuters spend a week every year stuck in traffic & in parts of London it's quicker to walk or #cycle than drive #Walkable #Commute itv.com/news/2019-02-12/are-…
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20 Sep 2018
Making streets more #Walkable boosted walking by 54% & retail spending by 47%, traffic fell by 25% & 80% of people said they felt safer #Retail #Safety #Auckland v @Lakerlikes
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13 Aug 2018
Making streets more #Walkable can boost retail sales by 40% & on average, pedestrians spend 65% more than drivers #Retail #Growth arup.com/news-and-events/new…
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21 Jul 2018
Regularly walking through forests and tree-filled environments reduces stress and blood pressure #Walkable #Health #Stress nytimes.com/2018/07/12/well/…
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8 Jun 2018
Each car traveling in London costs society £8,000 in health care costs across the course of its lifetime #Walkable #LDN #AirQuality independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
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5 May 2018
Kids who live in car-dependant neighbourhoods have a higher risk of Asthma #Walkability #Health #Pollution
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12 Apr 2018
50% of all trips in the City of London are now made on foot, helping to reduce heart disease, but pavements only get 25% of street space #MoreSidewalks #Walkable #LDN
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31 Mar 2018
Children who live in #Walkable neighbourhoods have a smaller waist measurement and a lower BMI #Walkability #Obesity m.medicalxpress.com/news/201…
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28 Mar 2018
3,500 people's lives were saved by making #Walkable Street design mandatory, over 30 years in Florida, but there is more to do #Walkability #Safety #CompleteStreets
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24 Mar 2018
Each urban tree gives $402 of benefits & it would only cost $8 per person to maintain and increase them #Walkable #StandUpForTrees #SaveSheffTrees planetizen.com/news/2017/10/…
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14 Mar 2018
62% of young people & 55% of older people prefer #Walkable neighbourhoods & short commutes, even if it means living in an apartment #Walkability #RealEstate #GenY
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6 Mar 2018
People who live in #Walkable neighbourhoods spend 28% less on transport, but pay 17% more on housing #RealEstate #Walkability
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5 Mar 2018
Walking twice a week can cut the risk of heart failure by 25% for older women #Walkable #HealthyLiving #Heart
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26 Feb 2018
#Cycling is now the most popular form of transport in London at rush hour #LDN #Urbanism
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23 Feb 2018
Study of 400,000 people shows living in a #Walkable neighborhood reduces your risk of blood pressure & hypertension #Health
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23 Jan 2018
55% of older people want to live in a #Walkable neighbourhood #SilentGen #Walkability rismedia.com/2018/01/01/mill…
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14 Dec 2017
People who live in neighbourhoods with sidewalks are 47% more likely to get enough exercise #MoreSidewalks #Walkable v @Chris4Cuse
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13 Dec 2017
Excited that @UNEP & @Walk21Network are launching a massive program to build 100,000km of Sidewalks around the world! #MoreSidewalks #Walkability #climatechange walk21.com/sidewalks
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14 Nov 2017
Owning a car could soon be a thing of the past: Young drivers dropped from 48% to 31% in 22 years #Walkable #GenY
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