Thank you for this article. It was truly amazing. I love to see more reasons and different perspectives on why we must change the way this country develops.
Andre Spino-Smith
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I could not agree more with your article. Attack first the causes and then the effects. I live in one of the most beautiful parts of Portugal, the Costa do Sol, Estoril in Cascais, outside of Lisbon. Apart from a long walk on the shore, it is impossible to get anywhere by walking along the pavements here. There are shrubs growing as they please and the typical Portuguese pavement, made of little basalt stones, keeps disintegrating, leaving the ground full of holes and loose stones. And don’t forget that we very likely have the most dangerous, careless drivers on the planet. In short, there is nothing at all to encourage anyone to go anywhere on foot, on the contrary, it is risky to do so.
Tina Fernandes
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Best. Article. Ever.
Jeb Boniakowski
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I agree with Dr. Jackson’s thesis completely. As a city council member for 12 years until 2004, I implemented, along with my colleagues, livability and walkability standards for our development projects in Carlsbad, California. Along with a walkable commercial center within our industrial park and an active playing field for the workers to use during lunch, we have also implemented transit-oriented communities with healthy living guidelines. The city is also working on a city- wide trail system and a 43 mile bike lane along the Coast to San Diego.
Ramona Finnila
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Articles like this do us all a great disservice by ignoring the long history of efforts to address the links among the built environment, life styles, disease, and health - efforts which were particularly strong in the 1960s and 1970s. What we don’t learn from the past we will be forced to repeat. Again and again.
Ellen Shoshkes
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Right on! Dr. Jackson is absolutely on point and I think his message, and other compatible messages, need to be shared over and over to broaden public awareness, acceptance, and action to make these changes.
Debra L. Smith
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I love to walk but it’s hard when there are no sidewalks. I live in a suburb where safe sidewalks aren’t provided by the city. I believe that a lot more people would start to walk places if they had a safe way to get there.
Lynn Faulring
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