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Evaluation Public Transportation Health Benefits

By 3lane, June 14, 2010

This study, conducted by Victoria Transport Policy Institute for APTA, “investigates ways that public transportation affects human health, and ways to incorporate these impacts into transport policy and planning decisions. This research indicates that public transit improvements and more transit oriented development can provide large but often overlooked health benefits.”

Click here to download “Evaluation Public Transportation Health Benefits” (PDF)