Helsinki’s bicycle highway is an example of how fresh thinking about urban planning can boost health and reduce emissions. “The environments we live in can play a huge role in shaping our health — and this is especially true when it comes to the design of our cities,” Belluz writes. Helsinki joins Amsterdam and Copenhagen in promoting dedicated cycling lanes for commuting.
[See: Idea exchange — What Singapore is learning from Copenhagen on bicycling]
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