{"id":41546038,"date":"2006-04-26T20:33:58","date_gmt":"2006-04-26T20:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=41546038"},"modified":"2006-04-26T20:33:58","modified_gmt":"2006-04-26T20:33:58","slug":"matters-of-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=41546038","title":{"rendered":"Matters of Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Bicycles per 1,000
\npeople in the United States (mid-1990s)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
385<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
In Germany<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
588<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
In the Netherlands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,000<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent of urban
\ntravel accounted for by cycling in the United States (1995)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in Germany<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in the Netherlands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
28<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent of adults
\nthat are obese in the United States (2003)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
30.6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in Germany<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.9<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in the Netherlands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total spending on
\nhealth as percent of GDP in the United States (2002)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in Germany<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.9<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent in the Netherlands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.8<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Persons per hour that
\none meter-width-equivalent right-of-way can carry, by mode:<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Auto in mixed traffic<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
170<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bicycle<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,500<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bus in mixed traffic<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2,700<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Pedestrian<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3,600<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Suburban railway<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4,000<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Energy used per
\npassenger-mile (calories):<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Auto<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,860<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bus<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
920<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Rail<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
885<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Foot<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
100<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bicycle<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
35<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n


\nhttps:\/\/www.worldwatch.org\/pubs\/mag\/2006\/192\/mos\/<\/a>oldId.20060426203358475<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bicycles per 1,000 people in the United States (mid-1990s) 385 In Germany 588 In the Netherlands 1,000 Percent of urban travel accounted for by cycling in the United States (1995) 1 Percent in Germany 12 Percent in the Netherlands 28 Percent of adults that are obese in the United States (2003) 30.6 Percent in Germany … <\/p>\n

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