Get Healthy PhillyEnvisioning a Healthy Vision Zero

Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHPhiladelphia Department of Public Health

December 2015

Relationship between commuting by bike/foot & obesity: US States, 47/50 largest US cities, 2007

Source. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Census Bureau.

Relationship between commuting by bike/foot & diabetes: US States, 47/50 largest US cities, 2007

Source. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Census Bureau.

Pedestrian & bicycling fatality and nonfatal injury rates in the US, Germany, and The Netherlands, 2000.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.9.1509

Walking, Bicycle & Moped Riding in 47 Danish Towns

Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling, P L JacobsenInj Prev 2003;9:3 205-209 doi:10.1136/ip.9.3.205

Walking & Bicycling in European Countries

Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling, P L JacobsenInj Prev 2003;9:3 205-209 doi:10.1136/ip.9.3.205

Walking & Bicycling in California Cities

Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling, P L JacobsenInj Prev 2003;9:3 205-209 doi:10.1136/ip.9.3.205

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Active Commuting to Work Age 16+, Philadelphia 2000-2013, from American Com-munity Survey

Bicycle Commuting Pedestrian Commuting

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Pedestrian and bicycle crash counts, Philadelphia

Pedestrian CrashesBicycle Crashes

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Crash Database

Toward a Green, Healthy, Vision Zero

• Increased walking and biking are strongly associated with decreased obesity and diabetes rates.

• Cities with higher numbers of pedestrian and bicycle commuters experience lower crash injuries and fatalities per mile traveled.

• Philadelphia’s bicycle commute rate has more than doubled in recent years without an increase in the number of crashes.

• Much more can be done to increase the safety and attractiveness of walking and biking in Philadelphia, and these changes will hold promise for improving the city’s health.

Thank you!

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