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Sat Dec 12 2009
Impacts of Cars on Our Social Lives and What Can Be Done
Talking Traffic with Joshua Hart and Bruce Appleyard
On Thursday, December 17th at 6:30pm in the Santa Cruz High School Auditorium, Joshua Hart and Bruce Appleyard will address the impacts of cars on our social lives and what can be done about it. Admission is free and open to the public.
People living on streets with heavy motor vehicle traffic are experiencing a considerable deterioration of their local social lives according to Joshua Hart, a former Santa Cruzan who recently completed research at the University of the West of England. Results suggest that residents on busy streets have less than one quarter the number of local friends compared to those living on similar streets with little traffic.
Read more | On the Level: Car Free Blog | Driven to Excess
People living on streets with heavy motor vehicle traffic are experiencing a considerable deterioration of their local social lives according to Joshua Hart, a former Santa Cruzan who recently completed research at the University of the West of England. Results suggest that residents on busy streets have less than one quarter the number of local friends compared to those living on similar streets with little traffic.
Read more | On the Level: Car Free Blog | Driven to Excess
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