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by Ed Christopher

Happy New Year! In today's TRB e-newsletter there was some exciting news. TRB announced its new realignment and Health has a seat at the table as the committee on Transportation and Public Health (AME70). It is located under the new Transportation and Society (AME00) section which is under the new Sustainability and Resilience Group (AM000). As to any of the specifics I am assuming that we will hear more at the Annual Meeting in two weeks. Our meeting will be Monday afternoon, January 13 at 3:45. The meeting is open to public and the agenda is attached. ---------------------------------- TRB announces a major strategic realignment of its volunteer structure In an effort to ensure that the talent of TRB’s thousands of volunteers can best focus on 21st century critical and emerging transportation issues, the Technical Activities Council and Technical Activities Division of TRB are announcing a new volunteer structure. TRB is positioning itself to be the premier source of ideas, knowledge, and innovations. A key part of this effort is a review and strategic alignment of the organization's standing technical committees. More information about the new structure and other resources, included an introductory letter and Frequently Asked Questions, can be found here. http://www.trb.org/AboutTRB/TADStrategicAlignment.aspx -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237

6 years, 2 months

[H+T--Friends] TRB 2020 "Hot List"

by Carey McAndrews

Hi, everyone, We posted the "hot list" of TRB sessions and meetings on the subcommittee website, trbhealth.org. You will also find links on the website to TRB's curated sessions on safety, public health, and equity. Carey *TRB 2020 "Hot List"Sunday 1:30 PM 4:30 PMWorkshop 1057 Emerging Mobility Services for the Transportation Disadvantaged: New Pilot Programs and Assessment of Social BenefitMonday 3:45 PM5:30 PM Health and Transportation Subcommittee Meeting Wednesday 8:00 AM9:45 AMPoster Session 1690Health, Transportation, and Emerging Research Thursday8:00 AM12:00 PMWorkshop 1782Making Sense of Emerging Data Sources forNonmotorized Transportation: Tools, Tips, and Knowledge Gaps for Effective AnalysisThursday8:00 AM12:00 PMWorkshop 1781Pedestrian Safety, Accessibility, and Harassment: Experiences Across Age, Race, Class, Ability and GenderChart of Curated Sessions: Equity (link <http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/am/curated/Equity.pdf>)Chart of Curated Sessions: Safety & Public Health (link <http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/am/curated/health.pdf>)*

6 years, 2 months

[H+T--Friends] Fwd: Info on equity 'hot topic' sessions

by Carey McAndrews

Info re equity-related presentations, panels, and workshops from ADD20 in the attachment. I will post to the the HT website as well. Looking forward to seeing you at TRB in Jan. Best, Carey ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Biehl, Alec <biehlam(a)ornl.gov> Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 10:41 AM Subject: Info on equity 'hot topic' sessions To: Biehl, Alec <biehlam(a)ornl.gov> Hello ADD20-ers, There’s been an *update* to the curated track on equity-related presentations, panels, and workshops! Please see the attached PDF as well as the link below for this, and other, TRB themes: http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/curatedprogram.aspx Best wishes, -Alec

6 years, 2 months

[H+T--Friends] Abstract Submission Due Soon | 2nd Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium

by Sanchez, Kristen

Dear all, The Call for Abstracts deadline for the 2nd Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium<https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2020-carteeh-symposium/> is this Wednesday, December 18, 2019. I encourage you to submit and abstract and share the below information with colleagues who may interested. Best, TTI Kristen Sanchez Research Assistant Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) k-sanchez(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:k-sanchez@tti.tamu.edu> T: (979) 317-2816 TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE 1111 RELLIS Parkway, Room 3414 Bryan, TX 77807 View this email in your browser<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/8404203b7b6f663f09557af14/images/35a44ce3-970…]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Join us for a one-of-a-kind symposium discussing research, policy, and emerging issues related to transportation emissions, energy, air quality, exposures, and human health. We welcome abstracts from academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. Don't miss this opportunity to present your work in front of a variety of transportation and health experts! Abstract Submission Deadline: December 18, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. (CST) Submit<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> your abstract today! Share this! [Share]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Share<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [Tweet]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Tweet<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [Forward]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Forward<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Follow us! [Twitter]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [Facebook]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [Website]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/8404203b7b6f663f09557af14/images/a0f5f2a4-72e…] Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health * Texas A&M Transportation Institute * 2929 Research Parkway * College Station, Texas 77843 * USA [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…>

6 years, 2 months

[H+T--Friends] New book on "Transport and Children’s Wellbeing"

by Sener, Ipek

Hello everyone, I am excited to let you all know about a new book that was co-edited by my colleague and friend, Dr. Owen Waygood (https://www.polymtl.ca/expertises/en/waygood-owen). Owen is one of the thought leaders in the field of transport and wellbeing, and their book on ”Transport and Children’s Wellbeing” and is now out. Please see below for details. Best regards, Ipek Ipek Nese Sener, PhD Associate Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455 Austin, TX 78752 Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971 i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu> | http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/> **************************************** New book on Transport and Children’s Wellbeing Transport is a leading cause of death for children globally, yet children’s needs are rarely taken into account in transport planning. It affects children in a myriad of ways from asthma to social interactions and satisfaction with life. The book proposes evidence-based solutions using real-world examples that support positive influences on well-being and eliminate or reduce negative impacts. It begins by discussing how transport relates to children’s physical, psychological, and social wellbeing and lays out a conceptual framing of influences on their travel outcomes. It then goes into detail on how speed and traffic affect safety, how emissions impact numerous health outcomes and describes how Health Impact Assessments could focus on children and transport. Following those chapters, the book then examines the different levels of influence on children’s travel from the individual and household to policy. Chapters address how to include children in the planning process, taking children with disabilities into account and they discuss how to increase children’s independent and active travel. The closing chapters look at various international examples from the Netherlands, Japan, and China, with a closing chapter on future directions. The book will be of interest to planners, researchers, advocates for children, and of course parents. https://www.elsevier.com/books/transportation-and-children-s-well-being/way…<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elsev…>

6 years, 3 months

[H+T--Friends] Fwd: [TMIP] PhD Position at Univ. of Cambridge: Integrating Health With Travel Demand Models

by Krishnan Viswanathan

FYI ICYMI. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Rolf Moeckel <rolf.moeckel(a)tum.de> Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIP] PhD Position at Univ. of Cambridge: Integrating Health With Travel Demand Models To: TMIP <tmip(a)mg.tmip.org> There is an exciting PhD opportunity to link health modeling with transport modeling. The position is funded by the European Union GLASST project and based at the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. The doctoral research will be co-supervized by Dr James Woodcock at the MRC Epidemiology Unit and Dr Rolf Moeckel at the Technical University of Munich. More information can be found here: http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/work-and-study/studentships/phd-topics/int... <http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/work-and-study/studentships/phd-topics/integr…> . We would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to interested candidates. Best, Rolf (and James). -- Dr. Rolf Moeckel Rudolf Mößbauer Assistant Professor Technical University of Munich TUM Institute for Advanced Study Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering Professor for Modeling Spatial Mobility Arcisstr. 21 80333 Munich Germany Phone +49 89 289 22699 rolf.moeckel(a)tum.de<mailto:rolf.moeckel@tum.de> <rolf.moeckel(a)tum.de%3E> www.bgu.tum.de/en/msm -- Full post: https://tmip.org/content/phd-position-univ-cambridge-integrating-health-tra… Manage my subscriptions: https://tmip.org/mailinglist Stop emails for this post: https://tmip.org/mailinglist/unsubscribe/13322 -- Krishnan Viswanathan 5628 Burnside Circle Tallahassee FL 32312

6 years, 3 months

[H+T--Friends] Journal of Transport and Health Call for Papers: Health equity, social inclusion and mobility

by Kara E. MacLeod

Papers are invited which tackle following themes: · use of existing open data sources to measure patterns of transport disadvantage; · new deprivation and displacement and equity metrics with links to outcomes; · information on mobility, liveability, and health needs of populations by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and/or culture; · impacts of changing transport patterns on disadvantaged communities; · impacts of accessibility and transport on upward social mobility; · evaluations of policy and built environment interventions for disadvantaged populations. Submission via EMAN All papers should be submitted via the new Journal of Transport & Health online submission system EMAN. While submitting a paper to the special issue, please choose the article type “Health Equity and Mobility” otherwise your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript. All submissions will go through the journal’s standard peer review process. Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution, and scientific merit. For author guidelines, please visit the website of the journal at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-transport-and-health/2214-1405… Timeline: submission window will be opened on : January 1, 2020 Final Submission timeline: May 31, 2020 By Last quarter of 2021 the volume is will complete the publication. For more information: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-transport-and-health/call-for-…

6 years, 4 months

[H+T--Friends] Upcoming Webinar: "Intro to IPUMS NHIS" | ATUS and NHGIS Data Releases | Catch IPUMS at GSA

by Ed Christopher

This webinar may be of interest to some. Upcoming Webinar: "Intro to IPUMS NHIS" | ATUS and NHGIS Data Releases | Catch IPUMS at GSA *IPUMS Census and Survey Data* View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/umn/nhisintrowebinar?e=36b61efbdf> Dear IPUMS User, We have several data releases behind us and events coming up. Please register for our free webinar and catch us at an upcoming conference! *WEBINAR* *IPUMS Health Surveys Webinar * *"Intro to IPUMS NHIS" Wednesday, October 30 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST* IPUMS NHIS <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> harmonizes data from the National Health Interview Survey collected by the National Center for Health Statistics. Data include annual survey data from 1963 to the present. This webinar will overview the structure of the NHIS data and topics available in IPUMS NHIS, explore website features for customizing data extracts, provide a quick start guide for new users, and share insider knowledge useful to both new and experienced users. Registration <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> is required. Like all IPUMS data, the webinar is free of charge! *DATA RELEASES* *IPUMS Time Use* ATUS 2017/2018 leave module data <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> have been released. *IPUMS NHGIS* The 2018 ACS 1-year summary tables <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> are now available. Use it for good! The IPUMS Team IPUMS HITS THE ROAD We will be exhibiting at several conferences in November. Stop by, say hello, talk to us about IPUMS data, and grab some swag! *GSA <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> November 13, 2019 to November 17, 2019 Austin, TX* IPUMS staff will be on hand in the exhibit hall to chat or answer questions. Stop by booth 201 to learn more about IPUMS and talk data with us. Also, attend our symposium: "New Findings on Work and Family using IPUMS Data" — Sunday, November 17, 8:00am-9:30am | 18B, Level 4 (CC) *UAPS <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…>* *November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2019 Entebbe, Uganda* IPUMS will be participating in the exhibit hall. Stop by our booth to find out more information about our projects. *SSHA <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…>* *November 21, 2019 to November 24, 2019 Chicago, IL* IPUMS will be in the exhibit hall, and our director, Steve Ruggles, will be giving the presidential address. *THE LATEST FROM IPUMS HQ* *BLOG POST* *2019 ASEC Data Now Available from IPUMS CPS* This year’s ASEC comes with many changes and improvements to family relationship, income, and health insurance data. READ HERE <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> *UPCOMING EVENTS* *Gerontological Society of America* <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> November 13-17, 2019 *Union for African Population Studies* <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> November 18-22, 2019 SEE MORE <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> <www.ipums.org> IPUMS.ORG <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> | University of Minnesota <https://ipums.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=775cbf39c77535e784cdfd6f9&i…> /Copyright © 2019 University of Minnesota, All rights reserved./ *Our mailing address is:* IPUMS 225 19th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55455

6 years, 4 months

[H+T--Friends] Institute of Urban and Regional Development | Summer 2019 Newsletter

by IURD

F E A T U R E D Richmond & Pogo Park: How Does Place Influence Health Equity? ------------------------------------------------------------ Pogo Park transforms broken and little-used city parks in one of America’s toughest inner-city neighborhoods, Richmond, California’s “Iron Triangle,”into safe, green, beautiful public spaces for children to play. ------------------------------------------------------------ Youth Researchers Doing Gallery Walk Excerpt of a Photovoice piece from one of our youth researchers: “In this picture, I see a picture of the creek in the park. It symbolizes peacefulness and it shows that there is a place in the community just to sit down, chill, and take a breath. This is important to me because everyone needs a space to just sit and think or to relax in peacefulness, even if it[‘]s not being used it's good to know its there. This is like this because the Pogo Park team was thinking of others that might be stressed or would just need a spot to relax. If I was in charge, I would make more spaces like this for people to relax in with more shade.” IURD and Pogo Park, a nonprofit community development organization in Richmond, CA, are partnering to explore how urban parks can improve health equity and reduce toxic stress. One project in the summer of 2019 used Photovoice with youth to better understand the effects of toxic stressors in the community and ways to mitigate these stressors. The research was co-led by Pogo Park Team Members and Joseph Griffin, an IURD doctoral student. The Photovoice project is part of a larger, multi-sited research project on place and health equity run by researchers at IURD in partnership with community organizations and government officials in Richmond, CA, and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Nairobi Informal Settlements Health Impact Assessment (HIA) In 2019, students from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP), joined a studio class taught by Professor Jason Corburn, also IURD Director. The class partnered with Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) in Nairobi, Kenya, to conduct collaborative research about the health impacts of living in an informal settlement. The result was a report: Mukuru Special Planning Area; Rapid Health Impact Assessment. This was a unique project as community expertise and professional tools were used to document the multiple physical and social hazards residents of this informal settlement face. A cumulative exposure analysis and risk assessment were also performed. The research and report are part of a multi-year partnership between IURD and SDI to co-create solutions for healthy and equitable informal settlement upgrading in the Global South. S U M M E R R E S E A R C H E R S Meet IURD's Summer Researchers! Joseph Griffin is a DrPH candidate in the School of Public Health focused on gun violence and community-based approaches to healing from it. Beatriz Guerrero Auna is a second year student in the Master of City Planning program at UC Berkeley and a researcher in the Institute of Urban and Regional Development. Her concentration is Environmental Planning and Healthy Cities and her current work and research is focused on health equity and urban health. Brandon is a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Public Health and double-minoring in Public Policy and Human Rights. Caihla was a student-athlete at UC Berkeley and graduated with her degree in Public Health in May of 2018. She has been working part-time as an IURD intern since Fall of 2018 and is attending UCSF to get her MS in Global Health Sciences in the fall. Esa is entering his final year as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and majoring in Public Health, Sociology, and Political Economy and minoring in Public Policy. His interests include toxic stress, the role of the state and local governments on wellbeing, and community-based participatory research. Oluchi Okwu is originally from Sacramento, California. She is a proud recent graduate of UC Berkeley with a Bachelors of Arts in Public Health on a Pre-Medicine track. She has been working with Professor Corburn and the Mukuru research team since Spring of 2018. R E C E N T N E W S IURD Researchers, Including Former Mayor of Medellin, Anibal Gaviria, Publish Paper on Transformation of Medellin https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811… Medellín, a city in Colombia, is widely regarded as one of the most innovative in the world. This research article explores some of the key factors that contributed to that city's positive transformation and what lessons other cities around the world can learn from Medellín. The article is based, in part, on a seminar at IURD co-facilitated by the former Mayor of Medellín, Anibal Gaviria and IURD Director, Professor Jason Corburn. UC Berkeley Study Documents Impacts of Possible Closure of Alta Bates Hospital (Karina Ioffee/KQED) The IURD recently completed a Rapid Health Impact Assessment (RHIA) of the likely population health impacts of the closing of Alta Bates hospital in Berkeley, California. IURD researchers found that the closure may have significant impacts on the well-being of the region, particularly in the areas of birthing, emergency department access and disaster response. The closure may also adversely impact Cal students’ access to a full service hospital. According to lead author and IURD Director, Professor Jason Corburn, “our research found that the closure of Alta Bates hospital could adversely impact the health of all populations in the East Bay, but particularly those in Richmond and Contra Costa County, and those already vulnerable, such as the elderly, homeless and uninsured populations. A comprehensive plan is needed to ensure all populations and places have access to quality and affordable health services.” Read the full report here (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) and an article in the Berkeleyside news about the report’s findings here (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) . M E D I A C O V E R A G E KRON 4 NEWS (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - "UC Berkeley releases study on safety/health impacts of Alta Bates Hospital closure" KQED NEWS (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - "In Effort to Keep Alta Bates Open, Officials Point to New Report About Potential Impacts Of Closure" SF Chronicle (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - Report: "Berkeley hospital closure would mean longer ER waits, ambulance rides" IURD (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - UC Berkeley Health Study Documents Impacts To Bay Area From Possible Hospital Closure MAYOR JESSE ARREGUIN (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - New Study Finds Significant Health Impacts EAST BAY TIMES (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) - Report: Alta Bates closure would critically impact poor, people of color Reducing Urban Gun Violence: Evaluation of Advance Peace Director and Professor Jason Corburn is leading the evaluation of Advance Peace, a community-based gun violence reduction strategy being deployed in cities around the country. In 2019, IURD researchers completed the 1 Year Evaluation of the Advance Peace Program in Sacramento, California. Advance Peace Evaluation work is also on-going in Stockton and Richmond, California. This innovative program focused on healing the young people often at the center of gun violence, not punishment, and community street outreach workers to interrupt violence before it occurs. See more: https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811… A D V A N C E P E A C E P R E S S C O V E R A G E ------------------------------------------------------------ SACRAMENTO Julius Thibodeaux (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) "Almost everything (they) do is that kill-or-be-killed mentality," he said. "The way they feel compelled to live this dangerous lifestyle, our job is to compel them to understand that they do have choices. The solution is definitely not locking all these young men up." Marcus McGhee (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) RICHMOND James Houston (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) "I did 18 years in prison for murder and now I'm on a mission to end gun violence." STOCKTON "Our work is unfinished." -Mayor Michael Tubbs (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) ADVANCE PEACE IN THE NEWS (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) IURD Visiting Scholar, Dr. M. Reza Shirazi, Co-Edits a Book Entitled: Urban Social Sustainability: Theory, Policy and Practice This ground breaking volume raises radical critiques and proposes innovative solutions for social sustainability in the built environment. It consists of original contributions from academics and experts within the field and explores the significance of social sustainability from different perspectives such as urban policy, transportation and mobility, urban space and architectural form, housing, urban heritage, neighbourhood development, and urban governance. For more details, click here (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) . Land Use Law Research: 16 cities across California An update from the California Land Use study: the team is pleased to welcome Raine Robichaud (B.A.’18 Urban Studies and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, UC Berkeley) and Kenneth Warner (M.S.’19 Urban Planning, Columbia University) to support the completion of a sixteen-city California land use study and create an online interactive platform for our work. The team has released three recent publications. The first paper (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) contains initial findings from our study of four Southern California regions. The team also recently released Comparing Perceptions and Practice: Why Better Land Use Data is Critical to Ground Truth Legal Reform (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) , which compares our land use data to survey responses from the Terner Center California Residential Land Use Survey. The paper discusses where the on the ground realities of entitlement map to planner perceptions and where these perceptions diverge. The need for better quality data is a theme of that paper, and one that we explore in more depth in our policy brief Enhancing Local Land Use Data. (https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811…) Stay tuned in the fall and winter for initial findings from our four-year, sixteen city study. R E C E N T E V E N T S Urban Environmental Justice: Bayview Hunters Point Community-University Symposium On May 9, 2019, IURD in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University and Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP) community organized the Symposium “Confronting Urban Injustice: Bayview-Hunters Point, A Community-University Symposium”. The symposium brought together community activists, non-profit organizations, journalists, and academics and discussed multiple urban injustices afflicting the BVHP neighborhood. This neighborhood that has been suffering from environmental, racial, economic and health inequity for decades, is now home to the biggest redevelopment project in San Francisco, known as the Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project. Remediation activities related to this project were revealed to be fraudulent, community members and activists are fighting for and demanding transparency, community oversight, and environmental justice. After a welcome speech by Prof. Jason Corburn and an introduction to the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood by Dr. M. Reza Shirazi, the first panel facilitated by Dr. Shirazi discussed different dimensions of urban injustice, and challenges and achievements of community activism in BVHP. In the second panel, facilitated by Dr. Corburn, panelists explored opportunities and challenges of action-research and university-community collaboration. Panelists included Michelle Pierce (BVHP Community Advocates), Laura Waxmann (SF Examiner), Leaotis Martin (BVHP Mothers and Fathers Committee), Dalila Adofo, (Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice), Bradley Angel (Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice), Ahimsa Porter Sumchai (President and Medical Director Golden State MD), Prof. Michael Mascarenhas (UC Berkeley), and Prof. Charisma Acey (UC Berkeley). Recently UCSF and UC Berkeley responded to a call from Mayor Breed and other city authorities to conduct an ‘independent review’ of the ongoing remediation activities in the Hunters Point Shipyard. A four-member committee was created from UC researchers to conduct the review. To learn more about this review and its challenges see Dr. Shirazi’s recent article published in the local SF Bay View newspaper: https://berkeley.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ad4efdcd076fc732bfe811… F E A T U R E D B L O G P O S T ** Meet Wei Gao ------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Caihla Petprin Meet Wei Gao, with an undergraduate degree in urban planning, a postgraduate degree in architectural history and theory, doctoral major in architectural history and theory, and an assistant professor title at Southwest Jiatong University in China, there is no doubt that this man is highly educated and credentialed. But what sets Wei apart from traditional thinking in Urban Planning and architecture is his desire to combine connecting complexity principles, complex adaptive systems, and architectural complexity. Sounds complex, right? Dr. Gao’s research strategically proposes a method for combining the complexity of architectural phenomena with traditional Chinese thinking and it’s application to the process of architectural events, history, and theory in China. Since the complex adaptation system is also a research interest of Jason Corburn, this research collaboration was a match made in urban development heaven. His other attraction to Berkeley was his knowledge of its reputation as one of the best, most diversity-inclusive universities in the world. As Dr. Gao began to reflect on his past thirteen years of study experience from undergraduate to doctoral, he began to wonder how to best position the direction of his future research and use his skills and expertise to inflict the change he had developed a feverish passion for. He says he did not choose urban regional planning in large-scale space, nor architectural design in relatively small-scale space, rather he chose the community. Dr. Gao attributes the community as the basic unit of urban and social governance and the main area of daily life for residents. He says there is no way he can attain his ultimate research goal of helping residents live a healthier life without reconnection of urban planning, public health, and face-to-face communication with Chinese residents. Dr. Gao describes the current situations of residents in Danwei communities in two points, one is the decline of the community environment, and the other is the class differentiation of the residents. First, there are a large number of shantytowns with extremely harsh environmental conditions in Chinese cities. Shantytowns have become the dwelling place for the poorest and lowest members of China’s social hierarchy. Second, Danwei communities include a plethora of classes, where there is little to no collaboration between these social classes. If inter-class exchange does occur, the encounters are more frequently than not hostile ones. Not to mention, the barriers to mobility and quality of life for the individuals in low classes are less like barriers and more like blockades to health equity. Prime minister Li Kequiang stresses the renovation of urban shantytowns as a major livelihood and development project to improve housing conditions for these community members and Wei sees this as an opportunity to question social transformation and structure of Danwei communities to eventually change the thinking of members of Shantytowns and expand China’s scope on public health. Wei learned a lot from his time in Berkeley and from Jason, not only in the realm of urban planning and public health but also regarding how to mobilize and inspire a classroom of intellectual people to pursue healthier cities. During his time here, he learned how to create an approachable and collaborative class environment and plans to challenge traditional Chinese classroom culture by replicating this environment in his own classrooms. He similarly contrasts how much social mobility and job freedom there is for those in the United States in comparison to China and recognized vast differences in how each country perceives public health. Wei says in comparison to the United States, China has a very narrow understanding of what public health is and the role it plays in creating healthy cities. Before there can be necessary social change within Danwei communities, he says China needs to first expand its scope on public health. He sees his responsibility to educate and prove to citizens that the solution to overcoming community transformation lies within the complex relationship between urban planning and public health. He says after more citizens have a better understanding of public health, it will then be possible to gradually implement national and local policy reform to change the environments and stigmas of Shantytowns and therefore, close the hostile gap between social classes. However, Wei realizes this will be no simple feat. When he returns, he needs to be cautious about his methods of changing traditional thinking in order to stay in good graces with the government. He thinks planning the most intentional path towards reform will require a few years in China figuring out how to best communicate what he learned during his research so that it is well-received by all members of Chinese society. Wei Gao is undeniably an impressive academic and scholar. 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[H+T--Friends] TRB paper reviews and submissions - Important

by Sener, Ipek

Dear H&T friends, TRB submissions will soon be arriving - Submission Deadline: Midnight August 1 Worldwide (UTC -11). Here are some important information to keep in mind as a reviewer or author: Paper reviews: * If you are interested in reviewing a paper, please ensure your profile in Editorial Manager exists and up-to-date. You may have already added subcommittee keywords to your personal classification in the TRB system or a TRB review coordinator may have done so on behalf of you. If you want to check and/or make any additions/revisions, please go to https://trr.editorialmanager.com/, see the "Update My Information" tab, and look for "Personal Classifications. For H&T subcommittee, the personal classification to enter is ADD50-01. * If you are not interested in reviewing papers this year, please do the same as above--but then scroll to the bottom to set "unavailable dates" for reviewing. Paper submissions: * Please take a moment to review the updated guidelines for authors (the first two attachments), and carefully read the criteria that might lead to a desk rejection of your paper. TRB is enforcing these criteria very strictly this year. * Also, attaching again our H&T paper call in case you have missed it earlier, providing information on potential H&T-related research questions as well as the submission process. Let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to distribute to anyone who might be interested. Thanks much in advance for your reviews and good luck in your submission! Best regards, Ipek Sener Ipek Nese Sener, PhD Associate Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455 Austin, TX 78752 Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971 i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu> | http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/>

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