Research from Gallup and Healthways shows that active living environments -- those communities that invest in bike paths, parks, walkability, and public transit -- have residents with better outcomes in key aspects of well-being. To understand and quantify the relationship between active living and well-being, researchers at Gallup-Healthways created a "Well-Being Index" and "Active Living" score for 48 medium-to-large metro areas using data from: Walk Score, Bike Score, Transit Score, and Park Score. They then compared these scores with the results with Gallup's ongoing phone surveys of well-being across the country. Residents in the five highest-scoring active living communities (Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C.) have, on average, significantly lower rates of smoking, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression; and significantly higher rates of exercise, healthy eating, fresh produce consumption, as well as self-reported physical well-being when compared to residents in communities with low active living scores. The report also includes an active living score and well-being assessment for 48 medium- to large-size cities across the U.S. A Fast Company's Co-Exist article describes the study and its results.