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[H+T--Friends] Transportation-related webinars of interest

by Eloisa Raynault

The Public Health Law Webinar Series is a monthly series focused on providing the public health community with practical knowledge on emerging topics. Upcoming webinars include one on graduated drivers' licenses and one on distracted driving. Other webinars listed may also be of interest: http://www.networkforphl.org/network_resources/webinar_series/ Cheers, Eloisa Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://apha.org/transportation Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Placemaking Leadership Council - Healthy Communities group

by Kate Rube

Hi all, In case you haven’t already received this information – Project for Public Spaces is holding a meeting in Detroit next month (April 11-12th) to discuss the future of how to advance community change through Placemaking, or focusing on the creation of great public places. One of the groups will focus on Healthy Communities work. One of the goals of the meeting is to identify innovative projects and place-based strategies that have succeeded in creating healthier people and places, as well as to discuss ways and resource needs in order to replicate these innovations in more places across the country. Anyway, I’m including the meeting invitation below, in case any of you are interested in attending. I recently got involved in this effort, so apologies for not sending sooner! More info and event registration<http://plcf.eventbrite.com/> --Kate From: Lauren Masseria [mailto:lmasseria@pps.org] *Placemaking Leadership Council Detroit, Michigan April 11-12, 2013 *This is a letter we are sending out to people who have led the transformation of cities and neighborhoods around the world. Project for Public Spaces warmly invites you to join our Placemaking Leadership Council, a body being formed to support and guide an international campaign to promote the benefits of Placemaking in communities around the world. We see a convergence of movements supported by the concept of ‘place.’ At the Detroit meeting, we will be developing the Placemaking Campaign's strategic agenda and jointly defining the steps to achieve maximum impact through broad, systemic change. After a morning plenary session on Thursday, April 11, featuring both national and local speakers, most of the meeting will be structured in small, interactive groups. These smaller groups will report back to the larger convening and a concluding plenary panel will summarize next steps for moving forward. We are delighted to confirm that Rip Rapson, President of the Kresge Foundation, will be kicking off our two-day dialogue with an overview of the role of Placemaking in Detroit , highlighting the many specific places where it is transforming the city. You will have the opportunity to visit some of these places on the optional Saturday tours. The Kresge Foundation has been a major funder of the city's Detroit Future City plan. Here is a link to an overview of this exciting effort: http://www.kresge.org/news/detroit-future-city-framework-offers-roadmap-for… *.* Register for the event. <http://plcf.eventbrite.com/> The registration fee for the meeting is $250, which covers the costs of space, food and beverage, and conference materials. We are aiming to attract an audience of diverse backgrounds, and are able to provide travel assistance in the way of a limited number of complementary round trip tickets to Detroit thanks to Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the Council meeting. These tickets will be available based on financial need. The Westin Book Cadillac Hotel is holding a limited number of rooms at $139/night plus tax so please book your hotel. Event Details I. Hotel A group rate of $139/night plus tax is available at the historic Westin Book Cadillac Detroit. The discounted rate expires on March 24 and availability is limited so book soon! Click here for more info and to reserve a room<https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=130115…> . II. Southwest Airlines Tickets There is limited availability of vouchers for free roundtrip flights to Detroit. Please contact leadershipcouncil(a)pps.org if you require travel assistance in order to attend the meeting. III. Venue The meeting will be held so you can experience (and have fun) in the revitalizing downtown Detroit, which is undergoing dramatic growth and change. The meeting will launch at the recently renovated historic Westin Book Cadillac Hotel but other sessions, meals, and events will take place in the Compuware corporate headquarters building overlooking Campus Martius, downtown's vibrant square that PPS help to plan and is now expanding, and even in storefronts along the city's main street, Woodward Avenue, where new retail shops will soon be opening. IV. Meals and Receptions Lunches will be provided on both Thursday and Friday, and breakfast will be provided on Friday. A reception will be held Thursday evening. V. Agenda (regularly scheduled breaks not listed) *Thursday, April 11, 2013* * *8:30 Welcomes and Introductions 10:30 Strategies for Change 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Introduction - Potential Roles of the Leadership Council 1:30 Group Breakouts - Placemaking Transformative Agendas 5:00 Adjourn 6:00 – 7:30 Reception *Friday, April 12, 2013* 8:00 Breakfast & Brainstorming 9:30 Group Breakouts - Continued 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Group Presentations 3:00 Group Presentations (continued) 4:00 Closing Panel/Next Steps 4:30 Adjourn *Saturday, April 13, 2013 - Optional Tours and Mobile Workshops * 9:00 - 1:00 Tours will leave from and return to the Westin Book Cadillac. *Break Out Group Categories: Please select your top two breakout choices upon registration.* *Background Information located here<http://www.pps.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Placemaking-Leadership-Counci…> .* 1. Building Community Through Transportation 2. Creating Multi-Use Community Destinations 3. Public Markets and Local Economies 4. Architecture of Place 5. Healthy Communities 6. Place Governance 7. Place Capital VI. Saturday April 13th Tours and Mobile Workshops Tours are optional at an additional cost of $50. Tickets may be purchased when you register. Choices are as follows: 1. Downtown Detroit Walking Tour: visit buildings and public spaces that are undergoing renovation and renewal, and meet with the leadership of Quicken Loans/Rock Ventures, the Downtown Partnership, and representatives from other groups that are working together to attract thousands of new residents and employees to downtown. 2. Eastern Market and the Detroit Riverfront: visit Detroit's historic public market, the largest shed market in the United States, and a bustling district of food enterprises. Get a taste of neighborhood revitalization in action through urban agriculture and the arts, and visit the city's new Riverfront public spaces, constructed through a unique public-private partnership. Cancellation and Refund Policy Cancellations made by March 8 will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made by March 28 will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be given after March 28. PPS looks forward to seeing you in Detroit and working with you to put Place back at the heart of how cities are built the world over. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to leadershipcouncil(a)pps.org. Sincerely, Fred Kent President -- Lauren Masseria Project for Public Spaces 419 Lafayette Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10003 212.620.5660 lmasseria(a)pps.org @PPS_Placemaking

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[H+T--Friends] Walk It Out: Urban Design Plays Key Role in Creating Healthy Cities

by Eloisa Raynault

This study may be of interest to you and your networks: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307124427.htm Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://apha.org/transportation <http://apha.org/transportation> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Call for content for next TRB H+T Subcommittee newsletter

by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings TRB Subcommittee Friends, As you may know, the TRB health and transportation subcommittee developed a newsletter as a way to stay up to date. See the January edition: http://www.trbhealth.org/newsletter/january2013. We're now looking for content for the next edition to be released by mid-March. Send any pertinent updates related to health and transportation (e.g., new reports, new research, upcoming conferences or events) for consideration via email by Friday March 8th to me (eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org); please do not 'reply all' to this message. Thank you, Eloisa Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://apha.org/transportation <http://apha.org/transportation> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Autonomous Cars

by Dia Gainor

The seminal document is arguably a 2010 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, "Frequency of Target Crashes for IntelliDrive Safety Systems," http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NVS/Crash%20Avoidance/Technical%20Publicatio…. Lexus' announcement last month was very safety centric: http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-01/ces-2013-lexus-unveils-autonomou… If you're not limited to peer reviewed journals, you will probably find plenty of articles from California and Nevada news media, since both states have passed legislation allowing the use of autonomous vehicles. Dia Dia Gainor, MPA Executive Director National Association of State EMS Officials 201 Park Washington Court | Falls Church, VA 22046 | (208) 861-4841 | FAX (703) 241-5603 dia(a)nasemso.org| www.nasemso.org Mark Your Calendar: March 5-7, 2013: NASEMSO Midyear Meeting, Renaissance Hotel Downtown, Washington DC September 16-20, 2013: NASEMSO Annual Meeting, Gaylord Hotel, Nashville, TN -----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: Sunday, March 03, 2013 1:00 PM To: h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net Subject: H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 23, Issue 2 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. driverless cars? (Ingles, Amy L) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 11:46:41 -0500 (EST) From: "Ingles, Amy L" <aingles3(a)gatech.edu> Subject: [H+T--Friends] driverless cars? To: TRB Health and Transportation <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> Message-ID: <534274875.6959534.1362329201826.JavaMail.root(a)mail.gatech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello all. I was wondering if anyone has seen any articles published about driverless cars and issues like health, equity, and/or safety concerns with alternative modes? Thanks! Amy Ingles Graduate Research Assistant School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 23, Issue 2 *******************************************

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[H+T--Friends] driverless cars?

by Ingles, Amy L

Hello all. I was wondering if anyone has seen any articles published about driverless cars and issues like health, equity, and/or safety concerns with alternative modes? Thanks! Amy Ingles Graduate Research Assistant School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

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[H+T--Friends] VMT/Traffic Density Analysis Inquiry

by Megan Wier

Hi everyone, I am writing on behalf of Rajiv Bhatia with an inquiry re: whether people working at MPOs have quantified, modeled or mapped VMT or traffic density at a smaller area/sub-city level. If you have, could you please email me directly (megan.wier(a)sfdph.org) with some details regarding this work and your data source(s)? If you have not but have plans to do so and/or the data available to do so, I would be most interested in hearing about it as well. For some background regarding this approach and implications for health, please see the attached article. Thanks so much in advance - Best, Megan (See attached file: Rioux_UrbanTrafficExposures_JUrbanHealth_2010].pdf) *** Please note that I am in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Thank you! *** ------------------------------------------------------------- Megan L. Wier, MPH, Epidemiologist Lead - Health, Transportation and Equity Environmental Health Section San Francisco Department of Public Health phone: 415-252-3972, fax: 415-252-3964 Megan.Wier(a)sfdph.org www.sfphes.org

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[H+T--Friends] Free webinar, new program and Youth Traffic Safety Month

by Eloisa Raynault

A few new ways to get involved in health and transportation-related events and programs are below. Free webinar on March 19: Building the Walking MovementNew Strategies and Coalitions: http://americawalks.org/building-the-walking-movement-new-strategies-and-co… With generous support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and support from APHA, America Walks is hosting the third webinar in the six-part All Things Walking series: Building the Walking MovementNew Strategies and Coalitions. The free webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 19 from 2:30 to 4pm ET. New program from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership: http://fireupyourfeet.org/ The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is pleased to announce the national expansion of the Fire Up Your Feet program. Newly enhanced, Fire Up Your Feet is the go to resource for families, teachers, and school staff who want to encourage kids to walk, play, and get moving. Centered around the school day, Fire Up Your Feet provides a full range of age-appropriate resources and educational materials to encourage physical activity to, from and at schools. Public health partners can visit fireupyourfeet.org to take advantage of activity tips, healthy fundraising resources, and in some states, an Activity Tracking and Challenge Awards program. Check out the resources available for your region at fireupyourfeet.org. Participate in Global Youth Traffic Safety Month: http://www.noys.org/global_youth_traffic_safety_month.aspx Every year in May, young people across the nation unite during Global Youth Traffic Safety Month to focus on the leading cause of death for themselves and their peers: traffic-related crashes. Participate in Global Youth Traffic Safety Month by joining Act Out Loud, which is the traffic safety campaign designed with young adults in mind.

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[H+T--Friends] Save the Date - Health Impact Assessment Summer Training Course (Sponsored by SFDPH and Human Impact Partners)

by Megan Wier

Hello all-- We're excited to announce our 6th Annual Health Impact Assessment Practitioners Training Course is scheduled for July 15-18, 2013 in Oakland, CA. Feel free to distribute widely. You can follow training updates on our website ( http://www.sfphes.org/services/hia-training) or our Facebook page listed below! Thank you, Tim -- Tim Choi, MPH Health Impact Assessment Specialist San Francisco Public Health Foundation W: http://www.sfphes.org P: 415-252-3961 E: tim.choi(a)sfdph.org FB: http://www.facebook.com/Health.Environment (See attached file: 20130212 Save the date HIA - email.pdf)

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[H+T--Friends] Job Opening - San Francisco's Community Transformation Initiative: Epidemiologist working on Health and Place issues

by Megan Wier

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