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Interesting. My read on this map is that it also tracks the urban/non-urban breakdown very neatly: as you get out of the urban code, obesity %s increase dramati

by pnathan 11y ago

Interesting. My read on this map is that it also tracks the urban/non-urban breakdown very neatly: as you get out of the urban code, obesity %s increase dramatically.

davidw 11y ago
There seems to be some kind of 'periphery' effect too, in places: zoom in on Portland, Oregon, and it sort of looks like there's a red ring around the town. I could see it being a 'rural' thing, but the ring is weird.
- nrjames 11y ago
  That could just be from gentrification pushing lower income people out of the city center. Similar things have happened in DC, Chicago, etc. This Wired article shows some of that effect. http://www.wired.com/2013/08/how-segregated-is-your-city-this-eye-opening-map-shows-you/ http://www.wired.com/2013/08/how-segregated-is-your-city-thi...
  - pnathan 11y ago
    I don't think so, at least in Seattle. Looking at the city breakdown, it corresponds to transit coverage and (my perception) transit friendliness. It actually seems to correspond inversely against income, since the transit coverage is vaguely inverse with Seattle income. This is, by the way, a strong conflict with East Coast cities in the US, where there's a decided "obese area" visible. I don't have insight into those from the ground level.
- pnathan 11y ago
  You can see it all over the Western us. Super fascinating.
- frankus 11y ago
  It might be effect of people who have to drive for most trips, versus those who can walk or bike (alone or in combination with transit) to at least a few destinations. That sort of access also makes those places more desirable, and thus more expensive, and thus more likely to be populated by rich people.
CrimsnBlade 11y ago
I noticed something similar as well, especially in Houston, where the eastern side is much more urban, and the western side is where the expansion has been and is less urban and contains more neighborhoods, smaller grocery stores, etc.
- gorena 11y ago
  Interesting - typically I would associate "urban" with smaller grocery stores. i.e. there are 8 grocery stores within a few minutes walk, but they are all smaller - some just sell produce, others are smaller versions of suburban grocery stores.
thrownaway2424 11y ago
Walking turns out to be good for you.

by pnathan 11y ago

Interesting. My read on this map is that it also tracks the urban/non-urban breakdown very neatly: as you get out of the urban code, obesity %s increase dramatically.

davidw 11y ago

There seems to be some kind of 'periphery' effect too, in places: zoom in on Portland, Oregon, and it sort of looks like there's a red ring around the town. I could see it being a 'rural' thing, but the ring is weird.

nrjames 11y ago
That could just be from gentrification pushing lower income people out of the city center. Similar things have happened in DC, Chicago, etc. This Wired article shows some of that effect. http://www.wired.com/2013/08/how-segregated-is-your-city-this-eye-opening-map-shows-you/ http://www.wired.com/2013/08/how-segregated-is-your-city-thi...
- pnathan 11y ago
  I don't think so, at least in Seattle. Looking at the city breakdown, it corresponds to transit coverage and (my perception) transit friendliness. It actually seems to correspond inversely against income, since the transit coverage is vaguely inverse with Seattle income. This is, by the way, a strong conflict with East Coast cities in the US, where there's a decided "obese area" visible. I don't have insight into those from the ground level.
pnathan 11y ago
You can see it all over the Western us. Super fascinating.
frankus 11y ago
It might be effect of people who have to drive for most trips, versus those who can walk or bike (alone or in combination with transit) to at least a few destinations. That sort of access also makes those places more desirable, and thus more expensive, and thus more likely to be populated by rich people.

CrimsnBlade 11y ago

I noticed something similar as well, especially in Houston, where the eastern side is much more urban, and the western side is where the expansion has been and is less urban and contains more neighborhoods, smaller grocery stores, etc.

gorena 11y ago
Interesting - typically I would associate "urban" with smaller grocery stores. i.e. there are 8 grocery stores within a few minutes walk, but they are all smaller - some just sell produce, others are smaller versions of suburban grocery stores.

thrownaway2424 11y ago

Walking turns out to be good for you.