"The road not taken" – Mobility Health: New Directions in Teen Mobility Management
World Streets RSSFriday, September 7th, 2012 | Editor | No Comments
“Efforts to reduce motorisation by promoting public transportation, in addition to road safety legislation and improvement in trauma services, have produced low mortality rates from traffic injuries and by extension low adolescent mortality rates in Singapore. Similar efforts translated elsewhere could achieve major health benefits for adolescents.”
Boon et. al.
Full Correspondence: The Lancet, 380 (9842), P 645, 18 Aug 2012
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 | Editor | No Comments
“”Life-course priorities that focus only on social determinants while ignoring ecological frameworks and environmental determinants miss at least half the picture. We need to address the role of adolescents as a foundation not just for personal health, but also for environmental and planetary health.”
H Weiss
Original Letter: The Lancet – 18 Aug. 2012. Vol. 380, #9842, P 645.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 | Editor | No Comments
Original article by Tom Murphy, at Do the Math
Another great article from Tom Murphy’s brilliant blog, “Do the Math” where he uses critical quantitative thinking to approach our energy challenges and policies. Here he discusses adaptations that will have an immediate impact on transportation and liquid fuels.
– Editor
“Again, I come to the conclusion that one thing we can do—totally under our own control—is to reduce our demand of liquid fuels faster than the naturally-imposed decline rate. And again, I look for factor-of-two level solutions, rather than piddly few-percent window-dressing. Let’s kick this problem in the teeth!”…
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 | Editor | No Comments
Original Article by John Laumer, Treehugger
Note from Editor: This is another follow-up blog posting regarding the recent report from the Frontier Group and U.S. PIRG on Transportation and the New Generation. The interesting take here is on the role of smart phone technology that is ubiquitous and moves with today’s young people.
“As always, there’s more sex in the city, better restaurants, and a far better music and theater scene than can be found in any suburb. If you can no longer afford to fly to Tortugas for a vacation, life in the city is a reliable way to keep life interesting for the long haul – especially important once you decide TV sucks. This is a given.”
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 | Editor | No Comments
Original article by Benjamin Davis and Tony Dutzik, Frontier Group; Phineas Baxandall, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
“America has long created transportation policy under the assumption that driving will continue to increase at a rapid and steady rate. The changing transportation preferences of young people – and Americans overall – throw that assumption into doubt. Policy-makers and the public need to be aware that America’s current transportation policy – dominated by road building – is fundamentally out-of-step with the transportation patterns and expressed preferences of growing numbers of Americans. It is time for policy-makers to consider the implication of changes in driving habits for the nation’s transportation infrastructure decisions and funding practices, and consider a new vision for transportation policy that reflects the needs of 21st century America.”
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