This morning, an unidentified man was killed while riding his bicycle in a bicycle lane here in South Florida. We don’t know who the victim was, but we do know a little about his alleged killer.
The Miami Herald and MiamiBikeScene report that he is Carlos Bertonatti, a young twenty-something independent musician and Key Biscayne resident. [...]
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Tragedy on Our Streets – What You Can Do
Take Transit, Stay Healthier
It is commonly understood that almost every transit trip starts as a walking trip. With that in mind, it seems logical that those who take transit are more likely to walk more than those who don’t. It is also commonly understood that those who walk more, are healthier. So if I remember my 8th grade [...]
Let’s go for a Walk
Too often our society seems to overlook one of our most important modes of transportation- our own two legs. A new website, Walk Score, aims to change our dependence back to our own legs for personal mobility and seeks to help homebuyers find homes with many destinations within walking distance.
The premise is simple, [...]
Miami: The Sedentary City
Congratulations, Miami, you’ve just been honored by another dubious countdown. Forbes magazine recently came out with a list of the Top 20 Sedentary Cities in America, and Miami sits right at number 10. According to Forbes, was collected on body mass index (BMI), physical inactivity, and tv watching habits for America’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. [...]
