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The Health Connection <br />Streets are an enormous public asset. Increasing opportunities <br />for people to get out of their cars and safely walk, bike, and take <br />public transit saves lives, prevents injuries, and improves health. <br />• Safe places to walk and bike increases everyday physical <br />activity, and is the leading strategy for preventing overweight <br />and obesity as well as diabetes and heart disease. <br />• When people drive less, air pollution declines and asthma and <br />other health issues decrease — while slowing the negative <br />effects of climate change. <br />• Safe outdoor spaces for people to gather help build strong social <br />connections, relieve stress, and help people recover more <br />quickly from illness. <br />• More people are injured or killed in cars than by walking or <br />biking. The more we can get out of our cars, the safer and <br />healthier all of us can be. <br />Percentage of bike/pedestrian collisions within a <br />quarter mile of schools in hotspot areas* <br />Area % of Collisions <br />Daly City 62% <br />Burlingame/San Mateo 55% <br />North Fair Oaks/Redwood City 41% <br />San Mateo County Overall 39% <br />Improve safety near schools <br />• 39% of all bike and pedestrian collisions <br />occur within a quarter mile of a school. <br />• Among all bike and pedestrian victims <br />under 19, 49% are injured or killed within <br />a quarter mile of a school. <br />• The percent of bike and pedestrian <br />collisions near schools are highest in <br />Daly City, the border between North Fair <br />Oaks and Redwood City , and the border <br />between San Mateo and Burlingame. <br />*Hotspots are areas in San Mateo County with the <br />highest likelihood of collisions. <br /> 54% <br />of adults in San Mateo <br />County do not engage in <br />regular physical activity. <br />Healthy Neighborhoods <br />make it easy for <br />residents to be healthy <br />everyday in their <br />communities by <br />making the healthy <br />choice the easy choice. <br />6.3.A. - Page 11