Public Transit, Personal Health

I talk quite a bit in the book about the relationship between transportation choices and our personal health, although as someone who often takes the train to beloved Chicago food destinations, I’m not always the best person to make the case. But this week, the New York Times reports on a study of the light rail system in Charlotte, NC demonstrating a pretty clear link between weight loss and choosing public transit over cars. (Not that this is a new finding in general, but this is the most recent example.)