TRBHealth February 2022

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AME80 Committee on Community Resources and Impacts seeks paper reviewers

by Carey McAndrews

Hi, everyone in the AME70 Health and Transportation listserv, The Committee on Community Resources and Impacts (AME80) seeks paper reviewers and the topics overlap with health. More information below. Best, Carey *** Dear former ADD20 members & friends, Since the AME80 Standing Committee on Community Resources and Impacts is new and therefore still in the process of establishing its membership base, we are reaching out to y’all to serve as volunteer paper reviewers! We have been assigned 43 papers, each requiring at least two reviewers and covering the following broad topics: · Travel behavior and transportation disadvantaged groups · Mobility and COVID-19 · Access to services and COVID-19 · Health impacts of transportation · Socioeconomic impacts, communities, and well being If you are available to help with this effort, please respond to the Google Form link by Noon on August 17th: https://forms.gle/ZxQMBxZqhZ7NbbpWA Also update your profile and peruse reviewer requirements here: https://www.editorialmanager.com/trbam/default.aspx Thank you all in advance for your participation in the paper review process as we work towards the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Do let us know if you have any questions! Alec Biehl (ORNL) & Eleni Bardaka (NCSU) AME80 Paper Review Coordinators

4 years

Fwd: Health Benefits of Strategies for Carbon Mitigation in US Transportation, 2017-2050

by Kelly Rodgers

FYI, for those with journal access--how centering active travel in policy can improve health outcomes AND reduce greenhouse gas emissions ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Neil Maizlish <neil3971(a)comcast.net> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 10:05 PM Subject: Health Benefits of Strategies for Carbon Mitigation in US Transportation, 2017-2050 To: Neil Maizlish <neil3971(a)comcast.net> Dear Colleague, We are pleased to share our recently published research article "Health Benefits of Strategies for Carbon Mitigation in US Transportation, 2017-2050", which appeared February 23, 2022 in the online March issue of the *American Journal of Public Health*. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306600 The research compares the health benefits of active transportation versus electrification of cars as strategies to decarbonize the transportation sector. We believe this to be the first U.S. national estimate that integrates physical activity from active transport, air pollution reduction from tailpipe emissions, and road traffic injuries. As we build back better and strive for racial and health equity, we hope this information will inform policy making to improve public health and urgently reduce carbon emissions in transportation. Sincerely, Neil Maizlish Linda Rudolph Chengsheng Jiang *Abstract* *Health Benefits of Strategies for Carbon Mitigation in US Transportation, 2017**‒**2050* *Neil Maizlish <https://ajph.aphapublications.org/author/Maizlish%2C+Neil>* PhD, MPH, *Linda Rudolph <https://ajph.aphapublications.org/author/Rudolph%2C+Linda>* MD, MPH, and *Chengsheng Jiang <https://ajph.aphapublications.org/author/Jiang%2C+Chengsheng>* PhD *Objectives.* To quantify health benefits and carbon emissions of 2 transportation scenarios that contrast optimum levels of physical activity from active travel and minimal air pollution from electric cars. *Methods.* We used data on burden of disease, travel, and vehicle emissions in the US population and a health impact model to assess health benefits and harms of physical activity from transportation-related walking and cycling, fine particulate pollution from car emissions, and road traffic injuries. We compared baseline travel with walking and cycling a median of 150 weekly minutes for physical activity, and with electric cars that minimized carbon pollution and fine particulates. *Results.* In 2050, the target year for carbon neutrality, the active travel scenario avoided 167 000 deaths and gained 2.5 million disability-adjusted life years, monetized at $1.6 trillion using the value of a statistical life. Carbon emissions were reduced by 24% from baseline. Electric cars avoided 1400 deaths and gained 16 400 disability-adjusted life years, monetized at $13 billion. *Conclusions.* To achieve carbon neutrality in transportation and maximize health benefits, active travel should have a prominent role along with electric vehicles in national blueprints. *Am J Public Health*. 2022; 112(3):426– 433. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306600 Published Online: February 23, 2022 Neil Maizlish, MPH, PhD Epidemiologist Berkeley, CA 94707 Email: neil3971(a)comcast.net Tel. (510) 525-4939 -- Kelly Rodgers (she/her) Executive Director, Streetsmart <http://thinkstreetsmart.org/> kelly(a)thinkstreetsmart.org 503.442.7165 Portland, OR *Please note I am working in Pacific Standard Time.*

4 years, 4 months

FYI - CEQ Climate and EJ Screening Tool Beta and USDOT RAISE Application Webinar

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

FYI - Two announcements On February 28h: from 1-3pm eastern time, USDOT will host a webinar on the RAISE application process, specifically for Environmental Justice Communities, Areas of Persistent Poverty, and Historically Disadvantaged Communities. Link: REGISTER HERE<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnectdo…> CEQ is taking comment on the beta version of their Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST): See the February 18 press release https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/02/18/ceq-publishes-draft-…. The beta version of the tool, on which the public is being asked to provide feedback over the coming 60 days, will help agencies identify disadvantaged communities to ensure that everyone is receiving the benefits intended from Federal programs.

4 years, 4 months

FYI - Join USDOT for a Free Webinar on Feb 9 to Learn More about the Rural EV Infrastructure Toolkit

by Martinez, Victoria (FHWA)

FYI [Transportation.Gov web banner]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. [Toolkit Banner] Join U.S. Department of Transportation for a webinar on February 9th<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> to Learn More about the Rural EV Infrastructure Toolkit! Last week, USDOT released<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> a free toolkit to help rural communities across the country take full advantage of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The guide, titled Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>, can help community members, towns, businesses, planning agencies, and others identify key project partners and available funding or financing to help make their EV project a reality. USDOT will host a webinar presenting the toolkit on Wednesday, February 9th at 1:30 PM EST to help rural communities get started. This webinar is free and open to all; register here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. Please share the details with interested stakeholders and through your own communication channels. We look forward to your participation. The Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative aims to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure by developing user-friendly tools and information, aggregating DOT resources into a single web resource, and providing technical assistance. If you want to learn more about ROUTES, or how it can help your community, visit the ROUTES<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> website and reach the ROUTES team at rural(a)dot.gov<mailto:rural@dot.gov>. ________________________________ You are subscribed to DOT email updates. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> Questions for DOT? Contact DOT<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> STAY CONNECTED [twitter] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [facebook] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [youtube] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [flickr] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [govdelivery] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> [Graphic artifact: U.S.D.O.T.'s Connections blog logo] <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> ________________________________ U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 855-368-4200 [GovDelivery logo]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>

4 years, 4 months

Conference on Transport & Health

by E. Owen Waygood

Apologies for cross-posting The International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH) will be holding its 2022 conferences in various global locations due to the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19. The conference aims to bring researchers and practitioners from transport and health fields together. Proposals from researchers and practitioners are welcome. Various options for presenting your work/ideas are given so as to accommodate various preferences. Abstracts are due by the 14th of February and the sub-conferences will be held in June, 2022. http://www.tphlink.com/icth-2022--global-infrastructure.html Please share this information with your networks. Sincerely, Owen Waygood Professeur agrégé / Associate Professor Transport durable / Transport Engineering Département de génie civil, géologique et des mines / Department of Civil, Geological, & Mining Engineering Polytechnique Montréal 514-340-4711 p.2738

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