The following is a listing of the most recent publications for this topic.
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Shawn Leight led a discussion on how transportation professional could deal with challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 31, 2020
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Measures and Guides for Linking Transportation and Health
Jul 23, 2019
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Measures and Guides for Linking Transportation and Health
Jul 23, 2019
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Measures and Guides for Linking Transportation and Health
Jul 23, 2019
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Walking, biking, transit, and other forms of active transportation have been shown to provide healthier options over single user vehicle trips when getting from point A to B; and can also be an ideal way to reduce carbon emissions and increase safety.
May 1, 2019
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May 1, 2019 |
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Transportation plays an important role in people's health, safety, well-being, and quality
of life. Recognizing this, ITE is collaborating with Streetsmart to develop the beta version of this research synthesis, resource clearinghouse, and communication
platform. Over the past year, Streetsmart convened several focus groups in planning, engineering, and public health to find out more about the challenges of integrating health into transportation. Here is what the 35 focus group participants, drawn in part from the Institute for Transportation Engineers, the American Public Health Association, and the National Association of Regional Councils, had to say.
Dec 4, 2018
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Dec 4, 2018 |
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In recent years, the concept of sustainable development is increasingly appearing in
various spheres and contexts. In the broadest sense, sustainable development can be
defined as the concept of social development, whose core is the satisfaction of society's
needs in a way that does not reduce or in any way limit the development potential of
the generations to come. Successful implementation of sustainable development ideas should be reflected in decent life for all inhabitants, social inclusion, increased environmental responsibility, and efficient economy and prosperity in accordance with the constraints of the planet.
Aug 29, 2018
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2016 Benchmarking Report
Aug 7, 2018
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Aug 7, 2018 |
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Transportation’s Role in Public Health
Transportation plays an important role in health, well-being, and quality of life. The transportation system provides access to goods and services critical to health such as affordable/healthy foods, health care, education, and career opportunities. Active transportation options are known to increase physical activity, reduce obesity, and lower rates of disease. Transportation is a top contributor to urban air pollution, with major impacts to respiratory and lung health. The transportation system has a significant impact on the health of our communities.
Jun 6, 2018
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Jun 6, 2018 |
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A desire to protect and enhance public
health has motivated improvements to arterial
roads and corridors. There are countless
"on the ground" examples that illustrate
this. In 2016, the Urban Land Institute (ULI)
published a report on its Healthy Corridor
Project describing how four communities
in the United States implemented improvements along specific corridors with the goal of making positive changes in the health of
the people who live, work, and travel along
them. The improvements targeted health by expanding the set of relevant issues to
include food access, physical activity, economic
opportunities, and affordable housing
in addition to pedestrian and bicycle safety.
May 1, 2018
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May 1, 2018 |
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President's Message: Leading the Way to Make Active Transportation Safe While Improving Health
May 1, 2018
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May 1, 2018 |
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Active Transportation Users Seize the Day to Set Safe Speed Limits
Sep 1, 2017
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Sep 1, 2017 |
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ITE’s Role in Integrating Transport & Public Health - Paper
Aug 9, 2017
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Aug 9, 2017 |
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ITE’s Role in Integrating Transport & Public Health - Presentation
Aug 9, 2017
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Aug 9, 2017 |
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How Transportation Touches Health
Apr 1, 2017
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Apr 1, 2017 |
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Transportation systems influence our lives every day, shaping where we live, work, learn, and play. Public health protects and improves the health of people and communities, with a focus on prevention. Transportation also plays a central role in community health, determining residents’ access to jobs and to essential goods
and services, such as affordable and healthy foods and medical care. Thus, where transportation inequities exist—disproportionately in low-income communities and communities of color—they can negatively impact health.
Apr 1, 2017
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Apr 1, 2017 |
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As federal and state funding increasingly emphasizes economic and “triple bottom line” (economic, environmental, social/health) return on transportation investments, there is a need for methods to evaluate that return, particularly
since the recession. For example, a key criterion of the Transportation Infrastructure
Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program (which funds capital investments in
surface transportation infrastructure) is that the project can demonstrate generation of economic development. The 2010 Government Accountability Office report on statewide transportation planning found that, “in selecting projects, states assigned greater importance to factors such as political and public support than to economic analysis of project benefits and costs.”
Sep 2, 2016
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Sep 2, 2016 |
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Each year, more than 30,000 people (more than 80 people every day) in the United States die from something that is preventable. More than 2 million more people are injured annually. What is behind these deaths and injuries? Traffic crashes, or as most people call them, accidents. While not a disease, collisions are certainly a growing public health crisis.
May 25, 2016
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May 25, 2016 |
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“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it,” the adage by Peter Drucker goes. This
especially holds true in transportation planning, where funding, forecasting, and political backing often rely on quantitative evidence of need and potential for improvement. In a field where data collection for vehicles is robust and often required, walking and bicycling are underrepresented. To effectively track and advocate for active transportation infrastructure and programs, having a set of performance measures directed towards these modes is essential. Active transportation performance measures enable comprehensive
evaluations of walking and biking projects based on quantitative data.
Mar 1, 2016
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Mar 1, 2016 |
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In 2016, transportation engineers, planners, advocates, and policymakers continue to face
a rapidly changing landscape of communities calling for new solutions. Technological
advances, societal shifts, energy demands, and demographic changes are requiring new
strategies to safely and efficiently move people and freight. Challenges must be met through the combined application of resources, technology, and partnerships. Cross-discipline
efforts to meet these challenges are on the rise. This article examines some of the recent and
ongoing local, national, and international initiatives and programs that are inspiring new
transportation approaches to cross-discipline topics such as public health, safety, and community building. ITE members are encouraged to spread the word about these initiatives in their own communities and answer the calls to action.
Jan 4, 2016
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Jan 4, 2016 |