{"id":1174,"date":"2011-01-18T18:30:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T23:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2011-01-18T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T23:30:11","slug":"1174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/uncategorized\/1174\/1174\/","title":{"rendered":"[RADIO] Building for Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6457\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicomachus\/4374136913\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6457\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6457 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/files\/2011\/01\/BikeLane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Flickr\/Phillip Barron<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/tag\/transportation-desk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4060 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/files\/2010\/10\/Transportation-Desk-Badge.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An emerging school of thought among urban planners <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/news\/releases\/2010\/urban_health_20100407\/en\/index.html\">suggests<\/a> that our decisions about infrastructure have a direct impact on our health. For example, Americans spend an average of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/28504\/workers-average-commute-roundtrip-minutes-typical-day.aspx\">46 minutes a day commuting<\/a> to and from work by car. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> have concluded that replacing a quarter of that time with moderate exercise &#8212; i.e. walking instead of driving &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/physicalactivity\/everyone\/health\/index.html\">can reduce the risks<\/a> of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and even some cancers. But too many American communities don&#8217;t give residents the option to do anything but drive, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/placeshakers.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/16\/a-municipal-planners-call-to-arms-and-legs-hearts-and-lungs\/\">Amanda Thompson<\/a>. She&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decaturga.com\/cgs_citysvcs_dev.aspx\">Director of Planning<\/a> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decaturga.com\/\">City of Decatur, Ga.<\/a>, and she&#8217;s trying to do something about the problem by making it easier for residents of the city to walk and ride their bikes. It isn&#8217;t an easy change to make, she says, but she thinks that once Americans understand the benefits, they&#8217;ll clamor for a built environment that&#8217;s also a healthier environment. 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