We are living longer than we did 100 years ago primarily due to breakthroughs in sanitation, communicable diseases, and development of antibiotics. However, today our concerns have shifted as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes rates are all on the rise. We have also seen an uptick in pedestrian and traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The design of our communities, housing, transportation infrastructure, and open space, strongly influences human behavior and activity, which subsequently brings cascading effects on our health and well-being. We are adversel
