Consumerist: Cul-de-sacs are making us fat

June 23, 2010

The Consumerist, a website focused on exposing wasteful consumer practices, writes today about  suburban development patterns that are discouraging physical activities such as walking, running, and biking. The post compares a typical cul-de-sac laden community with a grid-system community and examines the impact of each development pattern on walkability. Read the full article here.