An article in the Journal of Transport and Health entitled "Community Design, Street Networks, and Public Health" examines the influence of street network design on public health.  The authors identify three fundamental elements of street networks: street network density, connectivity, and configuration.  Previous studies have indicated that more compact and connected street networks are highly correlated with increased walking, biking, and transit usage. The new study examines the influence of street density, connectivity, and configuration on levels of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and asthma and finds that a more compact and connected street network with fewer lanes on the major roads is linked to reduced rates of the targeted health conditions.