Transit Promotes Active Lifestyles

Posted by Sheila Redick on January 03, 2006

Since most public transit trips begin and end with walking, increased access to public transit could provide more opportunities for people to be physically active, says a new study. Americans who use buses, subways and other public transit spend a median of 19 minutes a day walking to and from transit, and 29 percent of transit riders walk more than 30 minutes, meeting the goal of recommended amount of daily activity.

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