FYI - I was recently sent a link to this Toolkit which is meant to help the general public figure out how to voice their ideas when their community is engaged in the process of making transportation decisions. It will help them learn about laws and policies that give them the right to participate in transportation decision-making processes. It will also help them learn how to take advantage of opportunities that occur during the process of planning, funding, designing, building and maintaining transportation projects. While it is a little long, it is well done.
See https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/ToolkitFinal2017.pdf
Hi. This is a gentile reminder that the TRB Committee on Transportation
and Public Health is hosting its mid-year meeting, tomorrow, Tuesday,
July 20, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern time. This is an online
meeting and the meeting agenda is attached along with the Zoom meeting
invite with all the phone-in only options. Keep in mind if you only
phone in you will not be able to see all the materials and handouts
until after the meeting when they will be posted on the committees
website. https://www.trbhealth.org/
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
AME70, Committee on Transportation and Public Health
2021 Mid-Year Meeting
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: Online
https://nasem.zoom.us/j/92409186286?pwd=bzlicVNVdXBUQmRQazVPOWVSdWg3QT09
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Ed Christopher
Transportation Planning Consultant
708-269-5237
FYI - See https://camsys.com/equitygrants
DEADLINE EXTENDED 1 week to July 22, 5:30pm Eastern Time
Optional Drop-in Information Sessions:
July 16, 9-10 PT / 11-12 CT / 12-1 ET, Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MGJmNGI2NTctZWNlOS00…>
July 16, 1-2 PT / 3-4 CT / 4-5 ET, Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjU2MTk2N2EtYmE5OS00…>
Purpose
Cambridge Systematics is driven to improve society through our objective leadership in transportation. One way we achieve this is by grounding our work in the distinct principles and purpose that drive us to meet the challenges of advancing an equitable future through transportation. We have an unwavering commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within our company and in our communities. We acknowledge past wrongs in transportation planning and implementation and recognize that we need to lead the industry in creating a more equitable and inclusive transportation system for all the people it serves.
That’s why we are going beyond our paid client work to offer in-kind grants so we can partner with select nonprofit and grassroots community-based organizations to advance their equity goals by providing Equity-In-Action through access to our proprietary data and to our experts.
Below is information regarding the grant purpose and qualifications for 2021 and a link to the grant application.
We will support projects for:
· Studying travel made by residents of communities with historically disadvantaged populations for the purpose of helping better understand trip making in and around their communities and working collaboratively to compare trip patterns to existing mobility options;
· Studying access to job centers, education (colleges, universities and job training), health care, and/or other social determinants of health and of healthy communities including fresh food and social networks;
· Conducting research that addresses inequities in our transportation systems;
· Strengthening grant applications to advance equitable transportation access to—and/or equitable impact of transportation investments in—health care, health outcomes, education, jobs, job training, fresh food, and other key determinants of health and economic security, by showcasing travel and traffic conditions; and/or
· Advancing equitable recovery from COVID-19.
All grants will include data set(s), and may also include limited consultation to help interpret and apply the data.
Types of data provided may include—but are not necessarily limited to—either or both of the following:
· Trip flows (from our LOCUS location based services dataset)--show travel patterns using anonymized cell phone data, by time of day, day of week, trip distance, travel purpose View a sample trip flow<https://camsys.com/sites/default/files/Camsys_Equity_Grant_Flow_Example.pdf>
· Census equity-focused demographic information, via access to a tool developed by CS
Types of consulting provided may include—but are not necessarily limited to—any or all of the following:
· Transportation/infrastructure grant application expertise
· Transit planning and operations expertise
· Stakeholder outreach/engagement expertise
· Data visualization
· Data analysis (of data supplied by CS or data from the grantee)
· Knowledge transfer to build skills in independent data analysis
This may be of interest
Ed Christopher
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> The TRB Conference to Advance Transportation Equity is now a virtual event! Originally scheduled September 8-10, 2021 in Washington, DC, this conference is now being held online September 9, 10, 13, and 14, 2021.
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> Participants will represent a wide range of lived and professional experiences and discuss how diverse perspectives are included in policy development, project selection, and mitigation to advance transportation equity.
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The Federal Transit Administration-funded National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM), is now accepting applications for its Community Mobility Design Challenge 2021 grant program. These grants, using the human-centered design process (aka "design thinking"), will support communities in creating innovative mobility solutions for community members who face transportation barriers in advancing their personal well-being. Grants of up to $25,000 will be available as well as NCMM facilitation throughout the entire process. You can learn more about the grants and download the application here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalc…>. Deadline for responses: July 12, 2021. Pre-application webinar: May 27 at 1:00 pm ET Register Here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.z…>.
This may be of interest to some.
Ed Christopher
708-269-5237
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Faith Cole Hall <faithcole(a)gmail.com>
> Date: May 12, 2021 at 6:43:23 PM CDT
> To: ame70(a)googlegroups.com
> Subject: FHWA, USDOT - Seeking Case Study Ideas: Integrating Public Health in Transportation Planning on Public Lands (deadline, June 18)
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> Greetings colleagues!
> The FHWA Office of Federal Lands Highways is conducting research on integrating public health in transportation planning on public lands. The project team is seeking case studies that highlight how public lands have successfully integrated public health considerations into their transportation planning processes.
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> Please send your ideas to Amit Armstrong (amit.armstrong(a)dot.gov) and/or Michael Flood (michael.flood(a)wsp.com).
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> Add’l detail below and attached. We are encouraged to circulate this announcement widely. The solicitation period for case studies closes June 18. Thanks!
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> Integrating Public Health in Public Land Transportation Planning
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> Call for Case Studies
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> Background
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> Public health and transportation are by themselves important public policy areas that attract the attention of public officials at all levels of government. The long-range planning decisions made for the transportation system can affect and influence other policy outcomes relating to public health. It is thus of critical importance that this relationship be better understood and viewed from the perspective of how transportation decisions can lead to improved public health outcomes. As stewards of the Nation’s Federal lands, that are being used extensively by visitors, Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) have an opportunity to reinforce this relationship. Incorporating public health considerations into transportation planning is not yet standard practice across FLMAs. Further study is needed to enhance this linkage in order to support efforts to improve public health-related outcomes on Federal lands.
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> The purpose of this project is to develop and make recommendations for a framework that integrates public health considerations into transportation planning processes for FLMAs.
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> Call for Case Studies
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> Do you know of an example of how public health considerations have successfully been integrated into transportation planning on Federal lands? If so, the project team wants to hear from you. We are looking for case studies that touch upon one or more of the following aspects of public health:
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> 1) Safety (e.g., on roads, trails, and personal safety)
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> 2) Active transportation (e.g., walking, hiking, bicycling)
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> 3) Air quality (e.g., emissions, smoke, dust)
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> 4) Transmission of infectious disease (e.g., COVID-19)
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> 5) Transportation equity ( i.e., consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, especially historically underserved communities, including access, travel options/modes, and the fairness of the distribution of benefits and costs [e.g., related to transportation access, services, facilities, activities])
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> 6) Emergency/disaster management (e.g., evacuation during fires, natural disasters)
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> 7) Environmental impacts/climate change (e.g., water issues)
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> 8) Nature-based design/exposure to nature (e.g., trails enabling access to natural sounds, vistas, trees)
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> To submit a case study idea, please contact the study project managers to discuss the case study idea directly. The case studies will be highlighted as effective practices and incorporated into the final project report.
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> Deadline June 18, 2021
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> Project Manager (FHWA)
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> Amit Armstrong
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> Federal Highway Administration
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> amit.armstrong(a)dot.gov | 360.619.7668
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> Project Manager (WSP)
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> Michael Flood
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> WSP USA
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> michael.flood(a)wsp.com | 202.748.6131
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The Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (Office of Natural Environment) is recruiting for two Environmental Protection Specialists (GS-13/14) positions. The duty location is Washington, DC. The vacancy announcement opened today, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and closes Friday, May 21, 2021.
The ideal candidate for this position is a senior professional seeking to advance innovative strategies for building and maintaining climate-resilient and sustainable transportation systems that are cost-effective, long-lasting, and efficient. The selected individual will join an excellent team of resiliency, energy, and environmental specialists and will focus on multi-disciplinary issues regarding climate change, extreme weather, and natural disaster resiliency.
The vacancy announcement is FHWA.HEP-2021-0011, which is open to current and former Federal employees with competitive status, VEOA Applicants, AND All U.S. Citizens: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/601170400<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajo…>
