Hello H+T members and friends:

I am helping to plan for a TRB session tentatively titled “Enhancing access to public lands for underserved communities in urban areas” which is intended to foster a discussion on current research and initiatives related to connecting less advantaged populations to America’s vast network of public lands including national parks and recreation areas, forest service land, and fish and wildlife preserves. The session responds to a growing movement among federal land management agencies to provide access for underserved urban areas to the health and recreational opportunities available in public lands.

We are currently looking to identify possible speakers who would be able to provide insight into the relationship between physical/mental health indicators and access to the outdoors and active transport opportunities in public lands.  We’d greatly appreciate any recommendations for speakers from the health and transportation world who might be interested in participating.  Please email me off-line with any suggestions.   

Best,

Kara

Kara Showalter Luckey, AICP, EIT

PhD Student | NSF IGERT Fellow

Center for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

College of Architecture and Planning

University of Colorado Denver

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