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Sprawl Makes Oregonians Fat

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Laura Kranz
16 January 2004 - 9:00am

Portland's weekly magazine reports on the link between sprawl and obesity in Oregon.

"True, obesity rates across the U.S. are surging, but Oregon is leading the charge of the fat brigade in the West. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, Oregon's 22 percent obesity rate makes it the fattest state west of the Rockies. Nationally, we're No. 14... There are a number of obvious theories about why Americans are getting fatter: We drive more, eat worse, exercise less, watch more television and so forth. But what is it about Oregon in particular that is turning us into walking dirigibles?"

Full Story: The New Urban Sprawl
Source: Willamette Week, January 15, 2004
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The areas where we have severe blight and indications of more blight to come are basically the same as they ever were. How in the world are we ever going to move our community development selves into an alternative future that thinks differently about the challenges we face in our cities and low-income suburban and rural communities?
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