Mick Cornett: How an obese town lost a million pounds
Mick Cornett: Como uma cidade obesa emagreceu quase 500 mil quilos
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a little bit of background.
um pouco da nossa história.
por isso, agradeço o feedback.
em Oklahoma City.
can give you some ups and some downs,
pode ter altos e baixos,
in Oklahoma City's history.
subitamente desabou.
a indústria de petróleo e gás
and New York and Tokyo,
Houston, Nova Iorque, Tóquio,
find a job that measured up
emprego equivalente
the good jobs just weren't there.
bons empregos na cidade.
where businesses wanted to locate,
para atrair negócios,
foram reconstruídos ou reformados.
positive lists and we were on there.
e estávamos nelas.
my lifelong struggle with obesity,
I'd drop 20 or 30 pounds.
eu perdia de 10 a 15 kg.
I'd done it so many times before,
por ter vivido isso tantas vezes,
de 1/2 kg por semana,
uma qualidade de vida incrível
os carros a cada esquina.
in Oklahoma City to speak of.
na cidade de Oklahoma,
são enormes: 1606 km²,
por excesso de velocidade
as empresas de construção
for a long, long time.
nas construções novas.
virtually no level of walkability.
de libras (453 mil quilos)."
em torno dessa história
gone with it one of two ways.
pôr todos em dieta."
to do something about it."
(estacidadeestaemdieta.com).
on issues like this,
beneficial to others.
economic development tasks
parque central de 70 acres,
uma linha de bonde
de saúde e bem-estar para idosos
coming to Oklahoma City,
mudando para lá,
types of recreational activities
quilômetros de calçadas
we had built neighborhoods,
to allow you to walk across,
para o outro lado a tempo.
more pedestrian-friendly,
tornando-as melhores para pedestres,
e não carros.
(450 mil quilos),
I did a round of media in New York
about obesity and the dangers of it.
sobre obesidade e seus perigos.
da revista Men's Fitness,
waiting to talk to the reporter,
Você vive em uma delas?"
fittest city in the United States.
as cidades mais em forma do país.
do nosso estado estão melhores.
do ponto de vista demográfico,
in the United States,
mais forte do país.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mick Cornett - MayorMick Cornett is mayor of Oklahoma City, OK.
Why you should listen
The world is noticing Oklahoma City’s renaissance and its mayor, Mick Cornett. His list of awards includes nods for urban design, health, sports and the arts. Newsweek called him one of the five most innovative mayors in the country. London-based World Mayors listed him as the No. 2 mayor in the world, and Governing magazine named him the Public Official of the Year.
Best known for helping Oklahoma City attract an NBA franchise and putting Oklahoma City “on a diet,” Cornett also led the charge to pass MAPS 3, an innovative $800 million investment in parks, urban transit, wellness centers and infrastructure that will dramatically reshape Oklahoma City and enhance the quality of life of its residents.
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