active transportation
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Creating Healthy Communities by Incorporating Outdoor Physical Activity into TransportationTRANSCRIPT
Mayor Karl Dean, Chairman
Active TransportationCreating Healthy Communities by Incorporating
Outdoor Physical Activity into Transportation
Where Do We Spend Our Time?
• Americans spend nearly 90% of time indoors• 10% of time in transportation
• Nearly 90% of trips in the U.S. are by car
Obesity & Transportation
• Moving Less, Gaining More Weight
Streets Are For Communities
…Not Just for Cars
Everyone is a Pedestrian…
Active Transportation
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy One
Transportation & Health
What We Eat & How We Move• Access to Healthy Foods
• Physical Activity Through Transportation
Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School
• Safe Routes to Schools P.E. Teacher Training Program for P.E. Teachers in MPO Region
• SRTS Data Collection Effort with MTSU• Safe Routes to School State Network Project
School Siting
Larger Schools on Bigger Sites – the Big Box approach to Education
School Siting = where and how we decide to build schools.
1930 2006
# Schools 238,000 97,382
# Students 28 million 55 million
National Center for Educational Statistics, 2008
School Siting
Community Centered Schools = Schools located near communities served
Complete Streets
Complete Streets means designing streets to support a variety of transportation options, suitable for all ages and ability levels, supporting vibrant and economically healthy communities.
Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Study
Winner Institute of Transportation Engineers 2010 National Best Project Award
Winner Tennessee ACEC 2010 Engineering Excellence Grand Award
Walk / Bike Demand
The proximity of land uses such as residential housing, employment, shopping, schools, transit, parks, and other activities influence walking and bicycle travel demand.
The Nashville Regional Non-Motorized Model accounts for the following eight trip types for both walk & bicycle travel:
• School• Shop• Work• Recreation• Transit (to)• Transit (from)• Errand• Parking (CBD)
Health Impact Priority Areas
Innovative Element of the Regional Bike/Ped Study
Project Evaluation Criteria
• Regional Transportation Plan – 2035 • Being developed now• $4.5 Billion in transportation projects• Active Transportation:
- Folded into project evaluation criteria - Active Transportation project components receive points for
elements such as transit stops, bicycle racks, bikeways, sidewalks and greenways
- Over 500 projects submitted and 80-90% include either pedestrian or bicycle facilities, or both
Contact Us
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