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Gene Ezell, Ed.D ., CHES Professor, HHP, Univ. of Tennessee/Chattanooga. The Road to Complete Streets Quality of Life & Economic Impact through Active Transportation in Chattanooga. Vision. Livability in Transportation Freedom of Choice Sustainability. 30% don’t drive.
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Gene Ezell, Ed.D., CHES Professor, HHP, Univ. of Tennessee/Chattanooga
The Road toComplete StreetsQuality of Life & Economic Impact through Active Transportationin Chattanooga
Vision Livability in Transportation Freedom of Choice Sustainability
30%don’t drive United States Census - USDOT
52% want to bike more NHTSA - National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors
55% would prefer to drive less and walk more Surface Transportation Policy Project
Policy A Complete Street is safe, comfortable and convenient for travel via automobile, foot, bicycle, and transit and accommodates those of differing ages and abilities
Benefits of Complete Streets Promote healthy lifestyles
5%Shift in populationphysical activitybehavior 2010 Hamlton County Health Plan2004 HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:A COMMUNITY APPROACH
$11MSavings in countyhealth care costs 2010 Hamlton County Health Plan2004 HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:A COMMUNITY APPROACH
Benefits of Complete Streets Encourage walking and bicycling
Benefits of Complete Streets Improve air quality
Benefits of Complete Streets Better mobility
Benefits of Complete Streets Economic revitalization
Practice Provide a public bicycle share system within urban boundaries to improve air quality, public health, quality of life, and community connectivity
Launched Summer 2012 30 Stations / 300 Bicycles On-board GPS System Secondary Lock 7-speed Hub
Statistics July 23 – October 10, 2012 • Total # of Trips: +7,000 • Avg. # of Trips / Day: 88 • Busiest Day: 298 trips • Avg. Trip Time: 25 min • Total Miles Traveled: +7,000 • Total Travel Time: +210,000 min
Initial Impact 700,000 calories burned Over 4,478 lbs of CO2 offset
Research 2004 Greenway Collection Project CARTA Bike on Bus Data 2008-2011 Riverpark Data Collection Automated collection tools 2011-2012 Bike Share Survey
Research Factors Affecting Bicycling Usage at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: A Precursor Evaluation for Bike Share Implementation
Trends in Active Transportation Pucher and Renne, 2003 Source: NHTS and NPTS
Methods Cross-sectional evaluation of current travel behavior Screen-line cordon survey basedon National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project Random pedestrian intercept survey