transportation: the foundation of healthy cities, by leslie meehan, nashville area metropolitan...
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Panel discussion explores how cities can be designed and built to promote a culture of health and increase opportunities for active, social and healthy living. For more info, visit ceosforcitiesnationalmeeting.org.TRANSCRIPT
Mayor Karl Dean, Chairman
Transportation:The Foundation of Healthy Cities
Leslie Meehan, AICPCEOs for Cities National Meeting
November 5, 2014
THE HONORABLE KEN WILBER, CHAIRMAN
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What People Want
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What We Build
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations
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$7 Billion
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Making the Case forHealth
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Transportation and Obesity
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VMT in bill ion miles
Sources: Centers for Disease Control – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey/ U.S. DOT – Federal Highway Administration, Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled in Miles and Related Data
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Obesity Diabetes
Physical InactivityHeart Disease
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Middle TN Public Opinions
1st choice: improve and expand mass
transit options
2nd choice: make communities more
walkable & bike-friendly
3rd choice: build new or widen
existing roadways
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#1 A Bold, New Vision
for Mass Transit
#2 Support for
Active Transportation & Walkable Communities
#3 Preservation &
Enhancement of Strategic Roadways
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A Regional Vision for Non-Motorized Modes
Bikeways Sidewalks
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Prioritizing for Health – Data Gap
There is a strong link between the lack of physical activity and health (e.g. heart disease, obesity, and other chronic conditions).
Research has also shown certain population groups have a higher disparity. These groups include:
There is a strong link between the lack of physical activity and health (e.g. heart disease, obesity, and other chronic conditions).
Research has also shown certain population groups have a higher disparity. These groups include:
- Low Income
- Minority
- Older Adults (over 65)
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More Complete Streets
70% of adopted roadway projects include sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or shared-use lanes
(up from 2%)
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Transportation, Physical Activity and Health Data Collection and Analysis
Middle TennesseeTransportation and Health Study
www.middletnstudy.com
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Integrated Transport/Health Model
• Cancers• Cardiovascular
Diseases• Respiratory
Diseases• Crashes
Livability. Sustainability. Prosperity. Diversity.
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Leslie A. Meehan, AICPDirector of Healthy Communities
Nashville Area MPO