I agree Jason. I am using the report as one example of why we should acknowledge the
relationship between transportation, land use and public health in our Walkability
Strategy I am drafting for the City of Charlotte. Public health is still a new concept to
include in the transportation conversation for many people. Our metropolitan planning
organization MUMPO is just starting to update the 2013 Long Range Transportation Plan
(LRTP) and the ability to point at this report showing that "other places are doing
it" is helpful.
A perspective to keep in mind is that if we get the built environment correct (meaning
people focused land use and transportation), many of the
access/equity/disparity/disadvantaged/justice issues also start to get addressed
comprehensively.
Thanks!
Malisa
Malisa Mccreedy, AICP
Pedestrian Program Manager
CDOT - Planning & Design
Phone: 704.353.0481
Email: mmccreedy(a)charlottenc.gov
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From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:h+t--friends-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf
Of Jason Meggs
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:55 AM
To: TRB Health and Transportation
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(a)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(a)comcast.net
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From: "Eloisa Raynault" <eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org>
To: h+t--friends(a)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-In
fo-0606121.pdf
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