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Did you know?

 


  • There are 1,054,030 vehicles registered in Franklin County compared to 1,067,993 persons, that's virtually one car for every man woman and child.
     
  • Every day there are 48 new cars competing for road space.
     
  • Between 1990 and 1998 the number of vehicles increased by 29% while population increased by 10%
     
  • 400,000 more people will be living in Greater Columbus 20 years from now.
     
  • An average family in Franklin County pays $700 a year for highway expansion and $40 for transit.
     
  • Nearly 40 million American adults are obese, record numbers of American children are overweight, and the national obesity average rose from 12 percent in 1991 to 19.8 percent in 2000.
     
  • Columbus Ohio was ranked 6th in a recent listing of America's Fattest Cities - Men's Fitness magazine Feb. 2002.
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