bikesexually t1_j4t44kz wrote
Reply to comment by Dave-the-Flamingo in Visits to parks, community gardens and other urban green spaces may lower city dwellers’ use of drugs for anxiety, insomnia, depression. Positive effects were stronger among those reporting the lowest annual household income by Wagamaga
The even sadder part is that this has always been reflected in higher vs lower income neighborhoods. Houses near parks sell for far more and therefore the parks become less accessible for lower income folks. On top of that the amount spent on the park is often a reflection of property taxes in the area as if we all don't deserve natural spaces.
There's been studies that an increased density of trees in a neighborhood increases the happiness of its resident and the value of the homes by an average of $10,000.
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