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Community design, street networks, and public health
By Marshall, W. E., Piatkowski, D. P., & Garrick, N. W.
Full Citation
Marshall, W. E., Piatkowski, D. P., & Garrick, N. W. (2014). Community design, street networks, and public health. Journal of Transport & Health, 1(4), 326-340.
Key Findings
This study finds that increased intersection density, a measure of street network density, is significantly correlated with: a reduction in obesity at the block group level, and a reduction in all four disease rates at the city level (which corresponds to the intersection density for the entire city). This supports best practice spacing of no more than 300 feet between intersections.