There was an intriguing item in USA Today last week noting that metropolitan public transit agencies are promoting the use of their transportation systems as a handy way to get exercise and the resulting health benefits. Evidently the “beat the commute traffic” argument has hit a wall, so the providers of mass transit are going to the “beat the reaper” argument.
The pitch is that walking — from your house to your bus stop or rail station, and from another bus stop or station to your job or the store or other destination — is good for you. That’s the explicit approach of the “Metro Fit” campaign in Los Angeles, which also urges patrons to use the subway stations’ stairs rather than the escalators.
In Arlington, Virginia, they call it the “Car-Free Diet,” (see “The Car-Obesity Connection“) with the use of the muni system instead of your automobile extolled as a boon to your heart, circulation, and general well being
The pitch is that walking — from your house to your bus stop or rail station, and from another bus stop or station to your job or the store or other destination — is good for you. That’s the explicit approach of the “Metro Fit” campaign in Los Angeles, which also urges patrons to use the subway stations’ stairs rather than the escalators.
In Arlington, Virginia, they call it the “Car-Free Diet,” (see “The Car-Obesity Connection“) with the use of the muni system instead of your automobile extolled as a boon to your heart, circulation, and general well being
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