Who's interested in low traffic neighbourhoods?

@RachelAldred, James Woodcock & Anna Goodman have just published 3 yr study on health benefits of London's Mini-Hollands.

£724m health benefit from £80m investment.

#LTN @GreaterAKL
@BikeAKL @KingCyclesAkl https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140520301626

Low-traffic neighbourhoods enable physical activity.

Physical activity is the nearest thing we have to a wonder drug or miracle cure. https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l5605

@fgodlee

"Physical activity has been called a miracle cure by no less a body than the Academy of Medical Sciences ( http://bit.ly/2lTqDvc ); and, like those who avail themselves of it, the supporting science grows stronger by the day."

(by @fgodlee writing in @bmj_latest)

In other words, streets, towns and cities that faciliate walking, cycling, scooting and all other forms of active travel (including walking to/from PT) bring population-wide health benefits.

Modal shift is about more than emissions reduction; it is about our overall wellbeing.