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title: Study on walking in Dhaka inspires many steps
date: 2015-08-06T09:28:00-04:00
author: Mike Mella
canonical_url: "https://healthbridge.ca/news/study-on-walking-in-dhaka-inspires-many-steps"
section: Noteworthy
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#### Livable Cities

### Noteworthy Article 

 

 

   Date: August 6, 2015 

 

 

### Details

 

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37% of trips made in Dhaka, a city of about 15 million people, are by walking. Only about 3% use an automobile, yet planners consistently favour vehicles in their work.

Our study on walking in the city revealed just how dangerous it could be, and has generated tools that will be moved throughout Dhaka and in other countries.

[Read a journal article about this work](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/library/J15May_p50Efroymson_ImprovingConditionsForWalking.pdf).

[Find out more about our Livable Cities program](/programs/livable-cities).