Thursday, January 28, 2010

Want a solution to obesity? Ride my scooter

Globe and Mail, January 15
Author: Marcus Gee

But after decades of unrestrained sprawl, it will take time to achieve this new urbanism. In the meantime, a lot will come down to individual choice. It will come down to getting over our paranoia about “dangerous” city streets and letting kids walk or bike to school instead of chauffeuring them everywhere (in Tokyo, even tiny kids can be seen strolling to school with their backpacks on). It will come down to organizing our lives so that a little exercise is part of daily life in the city.

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