Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Health

Bicycle Deliveries, Feeding Families, Creating Resilience: A Perfect Combination

By Melanie Curry | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition volunteers team up with urban agriculture nonprofit Valley Verde to deliver seedlings by bicycle to low-income families.

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More Biking Would Bring Huge Health Benefits to California

By Melanie Curry | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

Increasing activity levels would reduce health burdens even more than cleaner air or reduced traffic injuries.

Merced Bicycle Coalition vice-chair Justin Hicks chauffeurs residents of the Hampshire during the bike club’s inaugural pedicab project ride. Photos by Minerva Perez/Streetsblog

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Merced Bicycle Coalition Launches Pedicab Rides for Seniors

By Minerva Perez | Feb 28, 2018 | 4 Comments

The Merced Bicycle Coalition, in partnership with two senior residential facilities, has launched a fun program that gets seniors out and about via pedicabs.

Researchers found that pollution from highways affected surrounding routes, especially downwind. Image: Boriboonsomsin and Luo

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Measuring the Risk to Bike Riders of Breathing Pollution

By Melanie Curry | Feb 7, 2018 | No Comments

Bike riders are vulnerable road users, exposed to a variety of dangers, but the dangers imposed by pollution are not usually taken into account when planning bike routes.