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While the Chicago region’s population grew by 18 percent since 1980, the traffic increased by 66 percent in the same period.

Public transit users take 30 percent more steps and spend roughly eight more minutes walking each day than drivers.

Feb 15, 2019 | by Ted Villaire

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