I stand corrected.  The report contained the two mentions listed below.
Marc Brenman

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From: "Jason Meggs" <jason@healthycity.net>
To: "TRB Health and Transportation" <h+t--friends@chrispy.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 1:55:18 AM
Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] New report on pub. health + transp. planning

With all due respect, and however the report could be improved, it's
not technically correct that the report has no mention of any of those
issues.

For example, the sentence:

"The Transportation Research Board (TRB) recently concluded that a
disproportionate amount of minorities, elderly, and the poor often
postpone or miss
preventative, non-emergency healthcare visits when accessibility and
transportation options are lacking."

The Nashville example discusses "food deserts, which are defined as
areas with a high concentration of low income populations, devoid of
full-service grocery stores, and have little access to transit,
walking and bicycling facilities" which are being addressed in that
MPO's RTP through a "section that evaluates projects based on their
ability to increase accessibility for low-income and minority
communities, transportation choices for the disabled and the aging
population, the promotion of physical activity, transportation choices
in health impact areas, and the ability to reduce vehicle emissions,
among others"

Simply by raising the link between transportation, land use and
health, such issues are openly invoked, to be addressed. How well they
were raised, and how much they will be addressed thanks to any report,
is always of concern.

Jason





On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:01 PM,  <mbrenman001@comcast.net> wrote:
> It is fascinating and dismaying to me that a report like this can be
> written, with no mention whatsoever of equity, environmental justice,
> disadvantaged people, discrimination, health disparities, etc.
> Marc Brenman
> mbrenman001@comcast.net
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Eloisa Raynault" <eloisa.raynault@apha.org>
> To: h+t--friends@chrispy.net
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 10:45:36 AM
> Subject: [H+T--Friends] New report on public health and transportation
> planning
>
> A new report from the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) might
> be of interest to you and your networks:
>
>
>
> NARC Report Released, Integrating Public Health and Transportation Planning:
> Perspectives for MPOs and COGs:
>
>
>
> NARC recently released a summary report of efforts made by metropolitan
> planning organizations (MPOs) to integrate public health factors and
> considerations into their transportation plans. Additionally, the report
> offers options through which an MPO can work with its Council of Government
> (COG) to integrate non-transportation planning activities into the
> transportation and public health discussion.
>
>
>
> Click for the report:
> http://narc.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Health-and-Transportation-Info-0606121.pdf
>
>
>
>
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