The Benefits of Bicycling and Walking to Health is one of a series of reports mandated by the National Bicycling and Walking Study. The major emphasis of this report is to provide information on the potential health benefits and deleterious health effects accruing to individuals and the nation as a whole while engaging in bicycling and walking. This document is intended to assist officials and citizens in determining current levels of use of bicycling and walking, to give reasons why bicycling and walking are not used more for transportation and recreation in the United States, and to show the health economic costs and benefits of promoting these activities for health and fitness. The document indicates how interest in bicycling and walking may be increased through safety education, improved employer relationships, and pedestrian heightened awareness of this right to travel in a healthy environment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ...
2001-01-01
Abstract:
This document presents the KidsWalk-to-school program, a guide promoting children walking to school. Topics addressed in the table of contents include...
The process of integrating bicycle and pedestrian considerations into State and local transportation planning, design, and operations has become known...
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