Originally Posted by
Roughstuff
If you don't want to hit the link the gist of the article is that establishing foot/walking/biking friendly zones in urban areas, by closing sections (blocks, etc.) off to autos and trucks leads to a physical and emotional lifestyle change that resembles being IN LOVE! Ya can't beat that!
That's not what it states; it actually says:
ARUP cited a study conducted by economists at the University of Zurich, which found, “A person with a one-hour commute to work has to earn 40% more money to be as satisfied as someone who walks. At the same time, shifting from a long commute to a short walk would make a single person as happy as if he or she had found a new love.”
If you can't discern the difference between those statements, I would encourage you to consider the differences between "resemble" and "as happy as if." Those are two different things.