Links between city design, health shown in study

[Northerner]

In a rare study of how street network design affects public health, researchers have discovered that older, more compact cities promote more walking and biking and are generally healthier than many newer cities. “We built these dense, connected street networks for thousands of years but only over the last century or so did we switch to designing sparse, tree-like networks with cars in mind,” one researcher noted.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140811125153.htm