Economic and social change in U.S. cities: Research roundup
2013 review of studies relevant to reporting and coverage of U.S. cities, including research on economics, environment, crime, health and demographics.
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Road safety and motor vehicle crashes: Surveying global and U.S. data
2013 World Health Organization report and a survey of U.S.-related data that shed light on the continuing problems of motor vehicle accidents and related policy dynamics.
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Identifying risk factors for on-road commuter cyclists
2010 study by Monash University, Australia, that sought to better understand cyclists’ risk factors by equipping them with helmet-mounted cameras.
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Automobiles on steroids: Trade-offs and technological progress in the automobile sector
2012 study by MIT on the technological progress in automobiles since 1980 and the trade-offs between fuel economy, weight and power.
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U.S. residents, how they commute and what it costs
2012 roundup of recent research on issues related to the major commuting modes in the United States, including cars, public transit, bicycles, and walking.
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Exploring the impacts of safety culture on immigrants’ vulnerability in crashes
2012 study in the Journal of Urban Health on the role of safety culture in census tract-level pedestrian and cyclist crashes in New York City.
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Tree and impervious cover change in U.S. cities
2012 study from the U.S. Forest Service and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry on the change in trees and greenery in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas.
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Traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability and breathing in urban cyclists
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the health effects experienced by urban bike commuters while cycling in traffic.
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Air pollutants from automotive traffic act on glutamatergic neurons
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on responses in rodent brains to particulate matter from highway traffic.
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Roads to prosperity or bridges to nowhere? The impact of public infrastructure investment
2012 paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economic effects of spending on highway projects.
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