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Active Transportation, Public Health, and the 2012 MTP

Active Transportation, Public Health, and the 2012 MTP. Teri H. Duarte, MPH Executive Director WALKSacramento December 13, 2011. Walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly community design is a strategy for improving health. One solution reduces many problems: Inactivity Obesity

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Active Transportation, Public Health, and the 2012 MTP

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  1. Active Transportation, Public Health, and the 2012 MTP Teri H. Duarte, MPH Executive Director WALKSacramento December 13, 2011

  2. Walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly community design is a strategy for improving health • One solution reduces many problems: • Inactivity • Obesity • Related disorders such as diabetes • Traffic injuries • Creates less air pollution per person

  3. The Good News: SACOG is “doing better with less.” While overall plan spending is down by 5%, total funding for bicycle and pedestrian investments has the smallest decrease of any category – just 1%.

  4. Per capita funding in bicycle and pedestrian investments is up by 7%

  5. Funding for bicycle and pedestrian investments is 7.9% of total budget, much greater than other MPOs in the state.

  6. 1. Set a timetable to achieve Complete Streets in 12 years.

  7. 2. Establish a 20% target for all non-commute walk and bike trips.

  8. Focus on bike lanes in local circulation rather than regional bikeways to get the most use.

  9. Pedestrian deaths are greater in sprawling areas, where there are fewer pedestrians. Howe Ave at Alta Arden Ewing R, Schieber RA, Zegeer CV. Urban sprawl as a risk factor in motor vehicle occupant and pedestrian fatalities. Am J Public Health. 2003 Sep;93(9):1541-5.

  10. 3. Incorporate performance measures or targets for pedestrian and bicycle safety SB375 Health& Equity Metrics SAFETY 1. Map annual number of pedestrian and bicycle collisions (and severity of injury/fatality): Per capita, per geographic area, by daytime population 2. Track total number of vehicle, bike and pedestrian collisions per capita, broken down by injury type: Fatalities and injuries

  11. 4. Incorporate plan performance measures that assess health outcomes associated with transportation-related physical activity and air pollution. SB375 Health& Equity Metrics Daily amount (in minutes) of work­trip and non‐work trip related physical activity.

  12. 4. Incorporate plan performance measures that assess health outcomes associated with transportation-related physical activity and air pollution. SB375 Health& Equity Metrics Estimate premature mortality attributed to traffic related ambient PM 2.5, and estimate asthma incidence and asthma exacerbations attributed to traffic related NO2.

  13. Most air pollution in Sacramento is generated by cars and trucks Hwy 99 southbound from downtown Sacramento

  14. 5. Work to provide greater protection of residents from the risks of exposure to high-volume roadway toxic air contaminants.

  15. Separate heavy traffic and homes, or implement adequate mitigation measures

  16. . Many car trips are short… 25% are less than one mile J St at 56th Sacramento

  17. 6. Incorporate the promotion of walking and bicycling into the greenhouse gas reduction strategies

  18. 7. For future plans, complete a full analysis of area trip-making, especially the home-to-school trips.

  19. Thank you! Teri Duarte, MPH Executive Director WALKSacramento 909 12th Street, Suite 122 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-446-9255 Tduarte@walksacramento.org www.walksacramento.org

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