Less Air Pollution, Longer Life

The New England Journal of Medicine has found evidence that Americans are living longer as the air they breathe gets cleaner. “Residents of cities that did the best job cleaning up air pollution showed the biggest jump in life span.”

Auto emissions are one of the main factors that contribute to air pollution.

And studies show that anywhere from 30% to 50% of city traffic is caused by cruising for parking.

And this driving around generates significant emissions. (You might recall the data revealed by Transportation Alternatives last year, where their study found that each year drivers looking for parking in a 15 block area of New York City drive 366,000 miles and generate 325 tons of CO2.)

So, improved parking leads to less driving around, which leads to reduced emissions, and that in turn leads to a longer life. Sounds good to me!