Agence France-Presse: US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans’ health and cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it was neither health care reform nor cap-and-trade that they were talking about, but a call for state and local authorities to spend more to make US streets safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Designing towns and cities to make it more appealing and safer to walk or ride a bike would not only help fight the US obesity epidemic and improve …