[H+T--Friends] Including Health in the Transportation Corridor Planning Process

This may be of interest to some. FHWA recently released a 36 page report detailing a Framework to help transportation agencies incorporate health into their corridor planning studies. The Framework takes the user through six steps that parallel the traditional corridor planning process.The report can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/health_in_transportation/planning_framewor…. Accompanying the report are 5 case studies of areas that tested the Framework. The test sites included the Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority (METRO), Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, (EMBARK), Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC), and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Details on each of the case studies can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/health_in_transportation/planning_framewor…. -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237