workplace commute - saferoutesoh.files.wordpress.com · cait harley healthy places coordinator...
TRANSCRIPT
Workplace Commute: How to Elevate Active Transportation
with Employees and Businesses
Cait Harley Healthy Places Coordinator Creating Healthy Communities Program Ohio Department of Health (614) 995-0904 [email protected] Healthy.ohio.gov/chc
Kate Moening Field Service Manager Ohio Safe Routes Network Safe Routes to School National Partnership (614) 269-7085 [email protected] www.saferoutesoh.wordpress.com
Open or hide your control panel Join audio: • Choose “Telephone” and dial-
in using numbers on screen OR • Choose “Mic & Speakers” to
use your computer’s sound
AUDIO
Submit your text questions and comments using the Questions Panel
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Health Overview
Adult Obesity 1990
Adult Obesity 1995
Adult Obesity 2000
Adult Obesity 2003
Adult Obesity 2004
Adult Obesity 2005
Adult Obesity 2006
Adult Obesity 2007
Adult Obesity 2008
Adult Obesity 2009
Adult Obesity 2010
Adult Obesity 2011
Adult Obesity 2012
Adult Obesity 2014
Adult Obesity 2014
State of Obesity, Trust for America’s Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Indicators of Physical Activity
• % of adults with no leisure time physical activity
• % of adults who meet recommended PA guidelines
• % of adults that bike or walked to work in the last week
Adult Physical Inactivity 2014
Adult Physical Inactivity 2014
Adult Physical Activity 2014
Bicycling to Work
Walking to Work
Indicators of Physical Activity
• % of adults with no leisure time physical activity 25% in Ohio
• % of adults who meet recommended PA guidelines 80% in Ohio
• % of adults that bike or walked to work in the last week ~3% in Ohio
Active Transportation Trends
25% of trips are < 1 mile (very walkable)
50% of trips < 3 miles (very bikeable)
Active Transportation Trends
50% of trips < 3 miles (very bikeable)
Active Transportation Trends
Yet 78% of these short trips are by car
“Significant Barriers to Walking and
Biking in your community”
“What are the significant barriers to active
commute to worksites in your area?”
(check all that apply)
Where you live…
Distance of your commute…
Type of infrastructure in your
community…
Your greater transportation system…
Type of infrastructure at your worksite…
Catherine Girves Executive Director of Yay Bikes!
Pedal Instead, How We Roll, Year of Yay!, Ride Buddy programs
Alex Smith Bicycle Friendly Business, Columbus Public Health
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Columbus City Schools
Conducting HIA on Connect Columbus Multi-Modal Thoroughfare Plan
Derek Hofbauer Senior TDM Specialist, Alta Planning + Design
Outreach Coordinator, Destination Downtown program
Randy Dull Principal Engineer, EWI
League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor (LCI)
Year-round bicycle commuter
Questions?
• Type questions in the Questions box, and we will address them with our panel in the order they are received.
• Any questions not addressed will be answered in an FAQ to be posted with the presentations and recording.
Workplace Commute Resources
Park and Pedal Programs Pittsburgh Eliza Furnace trailhead http://pittsburghpa.gov/mayor/release?id=3379 Park and Pedal (Boston area) Check it out!
http://www.parkandpedal.org/
Columbus area: Pedal Instead! Special event bike parking http://yaybikes.com/programs/pedal-instead/
Workplace Commute Resources
National LAB Bicycle Friendly Business Designation – national recognition!
http://bikeleague.org/business
Steps to Wellness A Guide to Implementing the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in the Workplace (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/hwi/downloads/Steps2Wellness_BROCH14_508_Tag508.pdf
Workplace Commute Resources
Wisconsin: Summary of evidence and tips: http://whatworksforhealth.wisc.edu/program.php?t1=21&t2=12&t3=79&id=551
Active Commuting Toolkit (geared towards employees) http://www.cityofonalaska.com/vertical/sites/%7BE2D95124-B506-4063-A7E4-C086F6654A75%7D/uploads/Active_Commuting_Toolkit.pdf
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition: Resource for Employers for Bike Friendly Workplaces
http://bikesiliconvalley.org/bike-to-work-day2014/employers/
Employer Guide to Bicycle Commuting (Baltimore) http://www.baltometro.org/bike/BikeCommuterGuide_Employers.pdf
To join the Ohio Safe Routes Network, contact:
Kate Moening, Field Services Manager
(614) 269-7085
www.saferoutespartnership.org