#788
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:32:41 -0800
From: Mark Fulop <markfulop@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Biking and the Built Environment
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Hi all,
Here is a great local article on the intersection between the built environment and public health around Bicycle Safety. While I do not agree with every point of the agenda, I think this is a good case study of how we can think about engineering public health.
http://wweek.com/editorial/3351/9896/===
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Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
Portland, OR
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#789
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 21:15:28 -0500
From: Karen McMillan <karen1124@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Biking and the Built Environment
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for sharing the article. There was an article in today's NY Times about Portland and its cycling culture. As an avid cyclist who lives in the not so friendly Washington DC Metro Area, a city like Portland is a dream.
And the fact that they want to make it an even better cycling community is awesome!
It would be a good thing for public health is more cities would make an effort to accommodate bicycles. I would not mind being licensed to ride my bike at all, if it would mean that cyclists would move just one notch up the food chain to being accepted as a legitimate vehicle, rather than a toy.
Karen McMillan
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Hi all,
Here is a great local article on the intersection between the built environment and public health around Bicycle Safety. While I do not agree with every point of the agenda, I think this is a good case study of how we can think about engineering public health.
http://wweek.com/editorial/3351/9896/===
M
Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
Portland, OR
"Our generation must be the one that commits to halting global warming. If we don't act now, it will be too late. Our generation must be the one that says -yes- to renewable fuels and ends forever our dependence on foreign oil. Our generation must be the one that accepts responsibility for conserving natural resources and demands the tools to do it. And our generation must be the one that builds the New Energy Economy. It won't be easy, but it is time to ask the American people to be patriotic about something other than war."
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#790
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 18:43:06 -0800
From: Margo Harris <margo@PNWHEALTH.COM>
Subject: Re: Biking and the Built Environment
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All this time I thought Seattle was the most bike friendly city!! In today's Seattle Post Intelligencer, we had this to offer -
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/338410_bike06.html. But it hasn't been easy. In fact, in the same issue, we had an article about motorists shooting BBs at cyclists. Tensions are mounting. Some of our city streets are now painted with "sharrows," markings to indicate a shared roadway within existing lanes. Neither motorists or bicyclists like that solution. That is an amazing challenge, when your streets are not wide enough to accommodate the needs of the biking population.On balance, we are moving forward with a plan. Now the fight for the funding to implement the plan begins. Margo
Margo Harris
Seattle, WA
206/932-1273
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for sharing the article. There was an article in today's NY Times about Portland and its cycling culture. As an avid cyclist who lives in the not so friendly Washington DC Metro Area, a city like Portland is a dream.
And the fact that they want to make it an even better cycling community is awesome!
It would be a good thing for public health is more cities would make an effort to accommodate bicycles. I would not mind being licensed to ride my bike at all, if it would mean that cyclists would move just one notch up the food chain to being accepted as a legitimate vehicle, rather than a toy.
Karen McMillan
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mailto:HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu] On Behalf Of Mark FulopSent: Monday, November 05, 2007 3:33 PM
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Subject: Biking and the Built Environment
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Hi all,
Here is a great local article on the intersection between the built environment and public health around Bicycle Safety. While I do not agree with every point of the agenda, I think this is a good case study of how we can think about engineering public health.
http://wweek.com/editorial/3351/9896/===
M
Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
Portland, OR
"Our generation must be the one that commits to halting global warming. If we don't act now, it will be too late. Our generation must be the one that says -yes- to renewable fuels and ends forever our dependence on foreign oil. Our generation must be the one that accepts responsibility for conserving natural resources and demands the tools to do it. And our generation must be the one that builds the New Energy Economy. It won't be easy, but it is time to ask the American people to be patriotic about something other than war."
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