Good point Marc! We worked on a report with TransForm for the California Department of Public Health that does try to address those important issues. "Creating Healthy Regional Transportation Plans: A Primer for California's Public Health Community on Regional Transportation Plans and Sustainable Communities Strategies" http://transformca.org/resource/creating-healthy-regional-transportation-pl… Its mostly focused on California but is hopefully interesting for others to read as well. Feel free to contact me or Stuart Cohen from TransForm (cc-ed above) directly if you have any questions. Thanks, Beth *Beth Altshuler,** **MCP, MPH* 2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 306 Berkeley, CA 94709 main: 510.666.1010 direct: 510.200.0522 mobile: 415.516.2715 *www.raimiassociates.com * *BERKELEY* | LOS ANGELES | RIVERSIDE* * ** ** On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:01 PM, <mbrenman001(a)comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks, Beth. Anyone interested in these subjects may also be interested in Tom Sanchez' and my new book, discussed below. Marc Planning as if People Matter: Governing and Equity By Marc Brenman and Tom Sanchez Island Press http://www.amazon.com/Planning-People-Matter-Governing-Metropolitan/dp/1610… Editorial Reviews “This is a direct and accessible guide for present and future planners and policymakers who are deeply concerned about social equity. It is an ethical compass for those who face the complexities and dilemmas that arise when working within and confronting a system defined by deep racial and class divides.” (Tom Angotti Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning at Hunter College/CUNY 20120528) “A clarion call to the planning profession to place social justice and equity at the center of our work. Rife with concrete recommendations regarding governance, public participation, technology and the promise represented by the nation’s demographic shifts – all within the context of a changing global context.” (Chester Hartman Director of Research, Poverty & Race Research Action Council 20120528) “Brenman and Sanchez present equity as both a critical social need and a complex intellectual puzzle when applied to policy. Their book is a clear treatment of equity in emerging policy settings like the internet, land use, gender and age politics and more.” (Martin Wachs RAND Corporation, and former Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies ) “An incisive analysis of the most urgent issue facing America: how to build a nation in which all people can participate and prosper. This book is both a call to action and a practical guide for infusing equity principles into planning and governance.” (Angela Glover Blackwell Founder and CEO, PolicyLink, and co-author of Uncommon Common Ground ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Altshuler" &lt;beth(a)raimiassociates.com&gt; To: "TRB Health and Transportation" &lt;h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net&gt;et>, "ejT6GoogleGp" &lt;ej--title-vi(a)googlegroups.com&gt;om>, "TomSanchezNUvtu" &lt;tom.sanchez(a)vt.edu&gt;du>, "RichardMarcantonio" &lt;Rmarcantonio(a)publicadvocates.org&gt;rg>, erika(a)narc.org, jenee(a)narc.org Cc: "Stuart Cohen" &lt;stuart(a)transformca.org&gt; Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 10:32:22 AM Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] New report on pub. health + transp. planning Good point Marc! We worked on a report with TransForm for the California Department of Public Health that does try to address those important issues. "Creating Healthy Regional Transportation Plans: A Primer for California's Public Health Community on Regional Transportation Plans and Sustainable Communities Strategies" http://transformca.org/resource/creating-healthy-regional-transportation-pl… Its mostly focused on California but is hopefully interesting for others to read as well. Feel free to contact me or Stuart Cohen from TransForm (cc-ed above) directly if you have any questions. Thanks, Beth Beth Altshuler, MCP, MPH 2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 306 Berkeley, CA 94709 main: 510.666.1010 direct: 510.200.0522 mobile: 415.516.2715 www.raimiassociates.com BERKELEY | LOS ANGELES | RIVERSIDE 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 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) m ight 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-06… _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends

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 -----Original Message----- 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, &lt;mbrenman001(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends