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[H+T--Friends] Walking a lot but not going very far

by Phyllis ORRICK

This has an interesting wrinkle on the walking for health debate. The author tracked his miles covered using a phone app and found our he walked a lot, but not very far. I live in Manhattan and walk just about everywhere I go. I walk to work, the grocery store, my son's day care, most errands, out to dinner, plus other regular and infrequent places I go. Since we (unnecessarily and counter-productively) label people by their transport modes, I am a Walker. http://davidaking.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-walk-lot-i-just-dont-walk-much.html -- 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) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#%21/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#%21/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#%21/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#%21/trbhealth> Skype: pmorrick

12 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Call for Papers: 2014 Transportation Land Use and Air Quality Conference

by Ed Christopher

This conference may be of interest to some. Ed C Begin forwarded message: > From: Jane Lin <janelin(a)UIC.EDU> > Date: August 20, 2013, 4:26:18 PM EDT > To: TMIP-L(a)LISTSERV.TMIPONLINE.ORG > Subject: [TMIP-L] Reminder: Call for Papers: 2014 Transportation Land Use and Air Quality Conference > Reply-To: janelin(a)uic.edu > > > 2014 Transportation/ Land Use Planning and Air Quality Conference > > “Developing Healthy and Livable Communities” > > March 3rd and 4th, 2014 > > Holiday Inn Charlotte- City Centre > > Charlotte, North Carolina > > (Conference webpage: http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/tpluaq/home.html) > > > > The Transportation Research Board Transportation and Air Quality Committee, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI)’s Planning, Economics and Finance Committee, the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other sponsors are seeking papers for 20 sessions for the 2014 Transportation/ Land Use Planning and Air Quality (TLUPAQ) Conference. > > The focus of the papers should be related to innovative research and strategies leading to the integration of transportation planning, land use and air quality. Our spotlight theme in 2014 will be “Developing Healthy and Livable Communities”. > > We are interested specifically in papers related to the following topics: (1) smart growth implementation and evaluation; (2) scenario planning and livability design strategies; (3) intelligent transportation strategies and implementation; (4) climate change; (5) pricing strategies; (6) information systems; (7) MOVES model evaluations and data; (8) technological innovations; and (9) health impacts of land use and transportation decisions. > > Paper/Extended Abstract Requirements: The conference proceedings will be produced by ASCE. All papers/extended abstracts must be submitted in Microsoft Word and must meet the ASCE conference proceedings paper format requirements. Each paper/extended abstract cannot exceed 10 pages (includes figures and tables) in length. Guidelines to submit papers can be found at the following web link: > > http://www.asce.org/Audience/Authors,--Editors/Books/Proceedings-Papers/Con… > > Authors with a paper/extended abstract accepted for presentation and who wish to have their paper/extended abstract published in the conference proceedings will be required to complete a Copyright Transfer Agreement, a Permission Verification Form for Books and CD-ROMs (available at the above web link), and must register for the conference by Friday, November 29th, 2013. Note that extended abstracts are acceptable for those authors who do not wish to submit a full paper. > > Paper/Extended Abstract Submittal Deadline: Draft papers or abstracts for the 2014 TLUPAQ Conference must be submitted electronically no later than Friday, September 6th, 2013. Each paper or extended abstract will be reviewed and comments will be provided to the author(s) by Friday, October 25th, 2013. Authors will make any necessary revisions to the paper or extended abstract and resubmit the revised paper or extended abstract by Friday, November 29th, 2013. Papers or extended abstracts should be sent electronically to Srinivas Pulugurtha at SSPulugurtha(a)uncc.edu . > > If you have any questions regarding the 2014 TLUPAQ Conference, please contact Jane Lin at janelin(a)uic.edu . > > > To subscribe/unsubscribe from the TMIP-L list, click the following link: > http://listserv.tmiponline.org/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TMIP-L&A=1

12 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Susan Herbel is out of the office (returning 08/22/2013)

by Susan Herbel

I am out of the office until 08/22/2013. I will try to read and respond to emails at the end of each day. Please leave a message on my cell if you want me to call you. (202.494.5539) Note: This is an automated response to your message "[H+T--Friends] Walking a lot but not going very far" sent on 8/19/2013 7:27:51 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

12 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Community Vital Signs

by Phyllis ORRICK

This is a pretty intense effort to try to coordinate a bunch of policies and stakeholders to work together on larger community health issues in San Bernardino County. Click on events, and you'll go to a pretty nicely done statistical snapshot. http://communityvitalsigns.org/Home.aspx -- 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) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#%21/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#%21/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#%21/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#%21/trbhealth> Skype: pmorrick

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] American Planning Association: 2014 planning conference's public health track

by Eloisa Raynault

This may be of interest. The American Planning Association (APA) 2014 national planning conference will have a significant public health track: Planning Healthy Communities Symposium The Planning Healthy Communities symposium is a chance for health and allied professionals to create a dialogue with planners during the must-attend event of the year. The symposium will look at factors that make cities and towns more livable and their people healthier. We are looking for session proposals that will address Active living, Food and nutrition, Environmental exposures, Social cohesion and mental health - and all the important topics in between. Please see: http://www.planning.org/conference/program/tracks.htm#2<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eplanning%2Eorg%2Fco…>

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Pitch Us: What's Your Big Idea for Health & Health Care?

by Eloisa Raynault

This may be of interest to you and your networks: http://pitchday.rwjf.org/?cid=xem_pitchdayB Pitch Us: What's Your Big Idea for Health & Health Care? We want to hear your ideas for solving major problems in health and health care. We’re looking for innovations that reflect your vision of how the world could be if only we could develop a new approach or ask a different set of questions. RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio will hold its first-ever Pioneer Pitch Day <http://links.mkt2511.com/ctt?kn=6&ms=NTY0NTEyMQS2&r=Mjk5Njk4NzcyOAS2&b=0&j=…> on October 16 in New York City. This event is an opportunity to pitch your transformative idea—live and in person—to the Pioneer team, as well as a group of judges who, like you, are thinking about how to change the worlds of health and health care. Atlantic correspondent and RWJF Entrepreneur-in-Residence Thomas Goetz will the host the event, and the panel of judges will include leading angel investor Esther Dyson. So, do you have an idea that you want to pitch to us? Tell us about it in 1,000 characters or less by September 6 and you could be selected to present at Pitch Day. Visit http://pitchday.rwjf.org/?cid=xem_pitchdayB

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Call for Papers - RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DISABILITY (Volume 8) Addressing the Environmental Context of Disability

by Kochtitzky, Christopher (CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH)

Addressing the Environmental Context of Disability People living with long-term functional limitations are very familiar with the influence of the environment on their lives. Physical structure, economic expectation or social relationship norms developed within various cultures can either restrict or support the individual’s full participation in society. The influence of these environmental factors can vary by the requirements of the participation role or its physical location, by individual goals and choices, by type of basic action difficulty causing the functional limitations and other characteristics of the person such as age, gender and race. Many of the theoretical models of environmental impact on disability organize their approaches at two different levels, the individual and the societal levels. The immediate environment of the individual, including settings such as the home (reflecting the immediate family), the formal or informal workplace, places of worship, locations of civic participation, and other similar settings which surround the individual create micro systems in which the individual is personally involved. The person manages the physical, social and material elements of these contexts which take place in these micro systems as best they can. The societal level of environment relates to the structure and organization of larger social and cultural systems in the community that provide a variety of services for everyone such as protection, shelter, food sources, education, entertainment, and health care for the total population. These include transportation systems, policing and emergency systems, forms of product distribution and health care systems. The individual only comes in contact with a small portion of the larger systems, but in many instances the larger systems dictate the general approach to disability within that system. For example, the organization of a city’s transportation system dictates or develops the organizational response to dealing with disabled clients, which represents the macro level of the transportation environment. However, the bus driver who takes the disabled person from point A to point B interprets company policy through his/her attitudes or experience and impacts the disabled person’s experience with the transportation system at the micro level. The experience of the person with disability with the transportation system then can be impacted by either or both the macro and micro circumstances. In some instances organizations or systems may not have consciously considered the needs of persons with disabilities who use their services and so the system is governed by cultural norms or possibly government legislation that is applied to all similar systems which may or may not ignore the needs of people with functional limitations (for example recent NYC taxicab issues). While both individual and societal environments, can affect the ability of a person with a functional limitation to participate in chosen social roles, we have very little national or international data on patterns of environmental barriers or supports, particularly at the macro or societal level. Most of our information and understanding of environment/person interactions are based on anecdotal evidence from stories or reports of personal experience rather than data representing collective experience. Rehabilitation services often explore the nature of the contexts their clients need to deal with and in many cases have developed questionnaires to collect extensive environmental information from their clients. However, the data collected in this manner, while detailed, cannot be assumed to be generalizable to different types of limitations, different geographic areas in the same society, or different societal contexts. The data they collect are individual and reflect the personal experience. From such data, we can compare individual experiences with transportation, or health care access, but, without larger representations of the population with disabilities with which to examine the broader societal patterns, we don’t know if problems that are identified are attributable to the larger system or to the specific interaction such as that between the individual and the bus driver. The objective of this volume of Research in Social Science and Disability is to address the environmental issues that support or restrict the participation of persons with functional limitations in society, thus potentially creating their disability either at the micro or macro level. We are soliciting articles that address development of an understanding of environmental patterns that contribute to the supports or restrictions that a person with a limitation experiences. The following are only a few suggested areas of focus: 1. The nature of environment patterns created by social systems such as policing, transportation, resource distribution, etc. 2. Examination of the kind of norms that impact environments. 3. The kinds of participation that are most restricted by environmental factors. 4. The nature of the relationship between micro factors and macro factors in specific environmental areas such as travel, shopping, community participation and others. 5. Examination of the various methods of measurement of environmental factors at the individual or social levels of environment. Are there gaps in measurement either by type of limitation, subjective or objective questions, random sampling vs non-random sampling or other factors? 6. Cross-disability comparisons of environmental barriers or supports and their effects on participation. 7. Cross-national comparisons of the types of barrier or supports that exist that effect participation, particularly participation in obtaining work roles or in the worksites themselves. 8. Areas of participation that have seen the most improvement because of improvement in environmental factors. Or, are all areas of participation equally influenced by environmental context? What participation areas need the most environmental support? Please note: This volume series has an interdisciplinary focus on social science research. Because of that, it is very important that authors avoid the jargon of their discipline and write to an audience knowledgeable about disability issues but who may not be as familiar with discipline-specific terminology. Submissions are due no later than January 15, 2014 and should be sent to BOTH Barbara Altman, b.altman(a)verizon.net and Sharon Barnartt, barnartt(a)aol.com , co-editors of the series. If you have questions about this call for papers, please contact Barbara – b.altman(a)verizon.net Here is the link to the publisher’s style guidelines: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/ebookseries/author_guidelines.htm

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Fwd: [NHTS-USER] FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar: NHTS VMT and BestMile

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Apologies for cross posting but this might interest some of you. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Goeltz, Rick <goeltzrt(a)ornl.gov> Date: Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:59 PM Subject: [NHTS-USER] FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar: NHTS VMT and BestMile To: NHTS-USER(a)listserv.tamu.edu Tuesday Aug. 12 at 2:00 EST hosted by the FHWA Talking Traffic Webinar**** ** ** Topic: NHTS VMT and BestMile**** ** ** https://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/_a55098539/fhwatalkingtraffic/**** ** ** Audio Phone number: **** 1 877 848 7030**** Passcode: 6217068 **** ** ** -- Krishnan Viswanathan 5628 Burnside Circle Tallahassee FL 32312

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Fwd: [Transporters] Fwd: TRB Women's Issues Committee: Call for Abstracts - TRB Session sponsored by Young Members Council

by Phyllis ORRICK

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Madeline Brozen <mwbrozen(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:27 AM Subject: [Transporters] Fwd: TRB Women's Issues Committee: Call for Abstracts - TRB Session sponsored by Young Members Council To: "UCLA Transporters (other)" <transporters(a)lists.ucla.edu> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dawn Spanhake <spanh001(a)umn.edu> Date: Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:26 AM Subject: TRB Women's Issues Committee: Call for Abstracts - TRB Session sponsored by Young Members Council To: Marsha Anderson Bomar <marsha.andersonbomar(a)stantec.com>, Heather Rothenberg <Heather.Rothenberg2(a)dot.gov> To: TRB Women's Issues Committee Members and Friends See below for a great opportunity for those of you who are age 35 and under. * Note that abstracts are due by September 10, 2013.* Dawn *From:* Bevan Kirley [mailto:kirley@hsrc.unc.edu] *Sent:* Monday, August 05, 2013 4:55 PM *Subject:* Call for Abstracts: TRB Session sponsored by Young Members Council**** ** ** Attached is a Call for Abstracts for a session the TRB-wide Young Members Council is sponsoring at the 2014 Annual Meeting entitled "Emerging Professionals: Investing in our Future." This session is aimed at Young Members (age 35 and under) and requires an abstract instead of a full paper. The intent of this session is to get exposure for transportation research or projects and to provide students and young members the experience of presenting at TRB in a podium or poster session. Therefore, the abstracts should reflect ongoing research, case studies, or other suitable topics being conducted by graduate students (both Master and Doctorate) and practicing young members across all transportation modes and TRB Groups that are not fully complete or in a format ready for a traditional TRB paper peer review. This session will create a learning environment for each activity leading to and beyond the presentation by providing coaching, constructive input, and encouragement along each step including: feedback on the abstracts, guidance on effective and clear presentations, brief presentation feedback from a hand-selected panel, and ideas and suggestions on enhancing the presentation delivery. *Abstracts are due by September 10, 2013.* Submission instructions and additional information about the Session is included in the attachment. Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested. Thank you, Bevan Kirley Safety and Systems Users Group Representative to the Young Members Council **** -- **** Bevan Kirley**** Research Associate**** UNC Highway Safety Research Center**** 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 300 CB# 3430**** Chapel Hill, NC 27599**** phone: 919-962-5836**** fax: 919-962-8710**** http://www.hsrc.unc.edu**** http://www.buckleupnc.org**** -- Dawn Spanhake, PE Associate Director, Development and Finance Center for Transportation Studies ~ University of Minnesota 200 TSB, 511 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email: spanh001(a)umn.edu Phone: 612-626-1536 -- ___________________ MA Urban Planning 2011 UCLA :: Luskin School of Public Affairs _______________________________________________ Transporters mailing list Transporters(a)lists.ucla.edu http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transporters -- 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) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#%21/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#%21/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#%21/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#%21/trbhealth> Skype: pmorrick

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Fwd: DOT Unveils New Tools to Help Communities Keep Pedestrians Safe

by Ed Christopher

This might of interest to some on this list. Ed C > > > From: Department of Transportation [mailto:usdot@public.govdelivery.com] > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 1:20 PM > To: Shoup, Lilly (OST) > Subject: DOT Unveils New Tools to Help Communities Keep Pedestrians Safe > > > > > > Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. > > > > NHTSA 23-13 > Monday, August 5, 2013 > Contact: Catherine Howden > Tel: 202-366-9550 > Public.Affairs(a)dot.gov > > DOT Unveils New Tools to Help Communities Keep Pedestrians Safe > Grants, new website available to help prevent pedestrian deaths > WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a new set of tools to help communities combat the rising number of pedestrian deaths that have occurred over the last two years. As part of the campaign, the Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is making $2 million in pedestrian safety grants available to cities with the highest rate of pedestrian deaths, and along with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is launching a one-stop shop website www.nhtsa.gov/everyoneisapedestrian with safety tips and resources for local leaders, city planners, parents and others involved in improving pedestrian safety. > “Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian,” said Secretary Foxx. “We all have a reason to support pedestrian safety, and now, everyone has new tools to help make a difference.” > States have until Aug. 30 to apply for a total of $2 million that can be used for education and enforcement initiatives in 22 focus cities where pedestrian deaths are greater than the national average. The new website, www.nhtsa.gov/everyoneisapedestrian, pulls pedestrian safety information from both NHTSA and FHWA, and provides safety tips and resources that communities can use to keep pedestrians safe. These resources include information for parents on teaching children about safe walking, reports on effective pedestrian projects for state highway safety offices, and guides for community pedestrian safety advocates. > “We continue to see high rates of pedestrian fatalities in major cities and across every demographic,” said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. “To help stop the recent increase in deaths and injuries, we need everyone to play a role in pedestrian safety. Working with partners on the federal, state, local and individual level, we hope to turn this concerning trend around.” > According to NHTSA data, 4,432 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2011 – an 8 percent increase since 2009. At today’s press conference, NHTSA provided a breakdown of those numbers, which showed that three out of four pedestrian deaths occurred in urban areas and 70 percent of those killed were at non-intersections. In addition, 70 percent of deaths occurred at night and many involved alcohol. > “We are committed to making roads, highways and bridges safer for pedestrians,” said Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez. “We’re working to create safer environments for everyone, whether it’s getting proven safety measures onto roads and at intersections or sharing online resources with schools, teachers, and parents that teach kids pedestrian safety.” > Since 2009, FHWA has committed more than $3.8 billion to more than 11,000 projects that make it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. The agency provides resources and expertise to improve walking routes and infrastructure, such as offering technical assistance to cities and states with the highest pedestrian fatalities and tools such as Pedsafe, an online toolbox that communities can use to improve pedestrian safety in their area. > Additional information on the new pedestrian data can be found in NHTSA's latest issue of SAFETY 1N NUM3ERS, an online monthly newsletter on hot topics in auto safety – including problem identification, people at risk, and recommended practices and solutions to mitigate injury and death on our nation's roadways. > For more information, check out NHTSA's new website with pedestrian safety resources www.nhtsa.gov/everyoneisapedestrian. > Stay connected with NHTSA via: > Facebook.com/NHTSA > Twitter.com/NHTSAgov > YouTube.com/USDOTNHTSA > SaferCar.gov > # # # > You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. > > You are subscribed to DOT email updates. > > Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences > Questions for DOT? Contact DOT > > STAY CONNECTED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 202-385-HELP (4357) > > >

12 years, 7 months

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