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[H+T--Friends] Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference - Call for Abstracts

by Eloisa Raynault

The 5th Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference will be held at the Mercure Hotel and Conference Centre, Geelong, Victoria, Australia from the 6th to the 8th of June, 2012. The event, is a platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more. Details on how to speak at the conference are available on the website, a book of proceedings is published after each event and peer reviewing of papers will be available. The submission of abstracts will close on Friday the 2nd March at 5.00pm; presenters will be notified on the 12th of March 2012. Visit this website for more details: http://www.healthycities.com.au Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Free webinar: Learning about health impact assessments (HIAs)

by Eloisa Raynault

This free webinar will provide a basic overview of how Health Impact Assessments, or HIAs, give decision makers the information they need to advance smarter policies to help build safe, healthy, thriving communities; examine the development of an innovative HIA tool; and explore the legal authority authorizing, supporting or prohibiting HIAs. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 16 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. (ET). Registration for this event is free, but required. For more information and to register, visit http://www.networkforphl.org/network_resources/webinar_series/. Presenters include: Aaron Wernham, M.D., director, Health Impact Project; Harmony Gmazel, M.S., land use planner, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Lansing, Michigan; Erin Fuse Brown, J.D., M.P.H., deputy director, the Network's Western Region at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] sidewalks paper of possible interest

by Phyllis Orrick

This from the Parking rock star, Donald Shoup I recall some interest expressed at TRB in whether alternative funding mechanisms might affect quality and extent of sidewalk networks. Here's one approach. http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2011-23.pdf Broken sidewalks have become an important legal issue since 2002 when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act **ADA* *applies to sidewalks. As one way to comply with the ADA, cities can require property owners to repair any broken sidewalk fronting their property before they sell the property. Before any real estate is sold, the city inspects the sidewalk fronting the property. If the sidewalk is in good condition, the city does not require the owner to do anything. If the sidewalk is broken, however, the city requires the owner to repair it before selling the property. Analysis of sales data shows that if Los Angeles had adopted a point-of-sale program in 1995, about half of the city’s 4,600 miles of broken sidewalks would have been repaired by 2007. A walkable city needs walkable sidewalks. Requiring sidewalk repairs when property is sold can help put cities back on their feet. -- Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu>(SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu>(IURD) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley>

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[H+T--Friends] Creeps and Weirdos: the auto industry agenda for keeping you on four wheels

by Sandra Viera

Hi Health and Transportation Colleagues, Many of you may have seen recent advertisements from automotive companies shaming bikers and demonizing public transit (“Creeps and Weirdos” campaign) and coupled with last week’s attempts to strip the transportation bill of dedicated funding for bike and pedestrian programs and projects, it’ a perilous time for active transportation advocates. I invite you to read “Creeps and Weirdos: The Auto Industry Agenda for Keeping You on Four Wheels”, (below) an article in Nation of Change on that very subject. If you have any examples of auto industry targeting active transportation, please send along! Best, Sandra Sandra Viera Prevention Institute sandra(a)preventioninstitute.org<mailto:sandra@preventioninstitute.org> PRINT<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KlsjesOJZ%2BWK%2FmwLk…> VIEW AS WEB PAGE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BsbbmQO6VOIy9oVz7RC…> TELL A FRIEND<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xh6l0a2Z8WjxWLtS0DBL8…> [http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5902/images/logo-1.gif]<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BzmqoGXO1r%2F3d8pnc7V…> February 2nd, 2012 Investing in a fair and equitable transportation system <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VabuXroO1EToWLivvKCDZ…> Today, the House Transportation Committee is slated to vote on the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. 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Read our article in Nation of Change, “Creeps and Weirdos: the auto industry agenda for keeping you on four wheels<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2mvXYYNsPVrCLBAKC2Y7X…>.” Auto companies are doing their best to ensure that Americans remain reliant on cars, from releasing ads that shame bikers and demonize public transit, to pouring millions of dollars into lobbying Congress. Communities across the country are countering by investing in policies and rebuilding environments and practices that support pedestrians and cyclists. People with disabilities, the young, the elderly and low-income communities rely especially on safe passages for activities of daily living, like purchasing food and commuting to work and school. Read more<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=te3HovMUnNEQEHX%2BoL5…> to find out how investing in a fair and equitable transportation system can improve physical activity environments, prevent injuries and promote local business. 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Re: [H+T--Friends] urban form and health (Mccreedy, Malisa)

by Chad Spoon

Active Living Research has a number of research briefs and syntheses that summarize the latest research on the link between the built environment and health in a number of areas - transportation, parks, schools, etc. You can find the briefs here: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/resourcesearch/summaries ---- Chad Spoon, MRP Research Coordinator Active Living Research A national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Building the evidence to prevent childhood obesity and support active communities. -----Original Message----- From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:h+t--friends-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:35 AM To: h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net Subject: H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4 Send H+T--Friends mailing list submissions to h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to h+t--friends-request(a)ryoko.chrispy.net You can reach the person managing the list at h+t--friends-owner(a)ryoko.chrispy.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of H+T--Friends digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: urban form and health (Mccreedy, Malisa) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:00:46 -0500 From: "Mccreedy, Malisa" <mmccreedy(a)ci.charlotte.nc.us> Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] urban form and health To: "'TRB Health and Transportation'" <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> Message-ID: <56355F95DE60BD4AA727A0B01691740509AD9D7E8B(a)myrs-exmbx-01.ci.charlotte.nc.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I also published a paper about the Active Living by Design initiative we implemented in Orlando, Florida. Focused on removing built environment barriers for active living through policy, plans and practice. Malisa Malisa Mccreedy, AICP PEDESTRIAN PROGRAM MANAGER CDOT | planning & design 704.353.0481 office mmccreedy(a)charlottenc.gov -----Original Message----- From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:h+t--friends-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Shaunna K. Burbidge Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:30 PM To: 'TRB Health and Transportation' Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] urban form and health My attached paper explores the connections between physical activity and urban form using a real life experiment around a built environment intervention. Shaunna K. Burbidge, PhD | Metro Analytics Principal, Transportation Planner Mobile: 801.336.7991 burbidge(a)metroanalytics.com

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[H+T--Friends] urban form and health

by Yen, Irene

hi all - Other resources would include research by Lawrence Frank Reid Ewing Daniel Rodriguez Irene Irene H. Yen, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Associate Director, Experiential Learning, Health & Society Pathway 3333 California Street, Suite 335 Box 0856 San Francisco, CA 94143-0856 [for FedEx - use 94118] (415) 502 7046 (o) (415) 502 8291 (fax) http://dgim.ucsf.edu/about/yen.html ****************************************************************** EMAIL ADDRESS: irene.yen(a)ucsf.edu ******************************************************************

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[H+T--Friends] Out of the office

by Megan Wier

I will be out of the office starting 02/02/2012 and will not return until 02/06/2012. I will be at a conference and will respond to your email as soon as I can. If this is an urgent matter, please contact June Weintraub at june.weintraub(a)sfdph.org. Thank you!

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Re: [H+T--Friends] H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 10, Issue 1

by Scott Bricker

Check out http://designinghealthycommunities.org/ and he has a book of the same title. Scott Bricker Director m. 503.757.8342 www.americawalks.org Making America a Great Place to Walk On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM, <h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net> wrote: > Send H+T--Friends mailing list submissions to > h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > h+t--friends-request(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > h+t--friends-owner(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of H+T--Friends digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Urban Form and Health (Ed Christopher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:19:42 -0600 > From: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com> > Subject: [H+T--Friends] Urban Form and Health > To: TRB Health and Transportation <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> > Message-ID: <4F2A9B7E.3040204(a)berwyned.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > A few days ago an article ran in the NY Times by Jane Brody about the > Built Environment and Health Linkages. > > http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/communities-learn-the-good-life-ca… > > As a result a colleague of mine was looking to identify some "good" > research on the topic of cause-and-effect of Urban Form on Health. > Given the depth of expertise on this list I thought I would toss the > question out to the group. > > Thanks > > -- > Ed Christopher > 708-283-3534 (V) > 708-574-8131 (cell) > > FHWA RC-TST-PLN > 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 > Matteson, IL 60443 > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > H+T--Friends mailing list > H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends > > > End of H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 10, Issue 1 > ******************************************* >

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[H+T--Friends] Urban Form and Health

by Ed Christopher

A few days ago an article ran in the NY Times by Jane Brody about the Built Environment and Health Linkages. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/communities-learn-the-good-life-ca… As a result a colleague of mine was looking to identify some "good" research on the topic of cause-and-effect of Urban Form on Health. Given the depth of expertise on this list I thought I would toss the question out to the group. Thanks -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

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[H+T--Friends] LA County Passes Healthy Design Ordinance

by Aurash Khawarzad

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/la_countys_new_standards_for_healthco… This is in on the heels of the Model Design Manual for Living Streets - http://www.modelstreetdesignmanual.com/download.html -- @AurashKhawarzad <http://twitter.com/aurashkhawarzad> / Project for Public Spaces / (212) 620-5660 / aurash(a)pps.org

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