On the ballot in Indianapolis: Can expanding public transit improve health?

Indianapolis is ranked as America’s “least fit” big city, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.  While it may not be an obvious connection, a referendum on next Tuesday’s ballot in the city could help improve Indy’s poor health statistics by raising income taxes to expand the city’s transit system.  But as Jake Harper from Side Effects Public Media reports, not everyone is sold on the connection between health and public transit.

This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media, a reporting collaborative focused on public health.