M3.5 Transportation

I have spent most of my life either living in Bakersfield, Ca or Sacramento, Ca. Compared to Sacramento, Bakersfield is not pedestrian or biker friendly. Although bad air quality is a result of many factors in Bakersfield, I believe the lack of environmentally friendly modes of transportation is one of them. I find it interesting that public health departments are now starting to partner with transportation departments to address the health effects that result from our transportation methods.
What I found most in a Link to Better Health and Equity  was that sustainable modes of transportation can benefit health and reduce social inequalities. As Public Health professionals I could see the connections between better health and stainable modes of transportation through increased physical activity. The link to social inequities is what I found the most interesting as it made me question how this is possible. A possible contribution could be that sustainable modes of transportation increase community cohesion that could in turn begin to close social inequities. I am interested to see what else may contribute.