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title: Hanoi residents undaunted by busier streets
date: 2015-08-31T10:11:00-04:00
author: Mike Mella
canonical_url: "https://healthbridge.ca/news/residents-rate-livability-in-hanoi"
section: Noteworthy
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#### Livable Cities

### Noteworthy Article 

 

 

   Date: August 31, 2015 

 

 

### Details

 

 ![](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/images/VietnamLivabilityArticle_310815_WEB.jpg)

Increasing traffic in Hanoi is making the city less livable, according to a recent article co-authored by HealthBridge board member [Mark Zuidgeest](https://healthbridge.ca/board/professor-mark-zuidgeest).

However, Mark and his fellow authors were surprised to find that heavier traffic on some streets did not make residents less sociable. The number of activities on the streets did not decrease, and inhabitants still felt a sense of responsibility to their neighbours.

"Collective bonds seem stronger than barriers put up by traffic flows," the article suggests.

You can read the [abstract of the article ](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397515001368)online, but will need a subscription to access the entire text.