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Looks Like We Should Line Our Neighborhood Streets With More Than Just Sidewalks
By Janet Evans
Thursday, May 1 2008, 07:18 PM
We know how nice it would be to have sidewalks available for our children to be able to walk to school, parks and other locations, along with helping to cut transportation costs.
That’s just one feature that should be lining our streets.
But what about trees?
I’m not talking about a few trees dotting the landscape for decoration.
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There may be a very good reason we may want to consider lining our streets with more trees, besides just the benefit of their shade and their beauty.
According to a new study, kids who live on streets that are lined with trees are less likely to develop asthma compared to kids who live on streets without trees on them.
Researchers looked at rates of asthma among children aged between 4 and 5-years old.
They also looked at the number of kids up to the age of 15 who were brought to the hospital due to asthma.
They found that the highest rates of asthma were in poor urban communities.
The rate of childhood asthma from 1980 to 2000 jumped to almost 50%. New York City was one of the hardest hit locations.
Read about it in Science Daily
Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests í here
So forget about moving to Arizona if your child has asthma….let’s get some trees planted.
