Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning. Task 59. Transportation and Health

This research report investigates how states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) are addressing health issues - and in particular, physical activity - through their transportation planning process, and to document emerging practices and working relationships in this area. An Internet-based survey was conducted of state departments of transportation (DOT), MPOs, and public health agencies to identify activities that they are undertaking to address physical activity and health through transportation planning. National experts on this topic also were contacted to identify noteworthy activities at the state and regional level. The report concludes with lessons learned from the case studies as well as recommendations for state DOTs and MPOs interested in addressing health issues in their transportation plans.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1273

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $75000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-36, Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  McCready, Ronald

• Performing Organizations:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  150 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 4000
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140-2369
• Principal Investigators:

  Stanley, Robert

• Start Date: 20050826
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20060826
• Source Data: RiP Project 11654

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Health; Metropolitan planning organizations; Research projects; State departments of transportation; States; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557250
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-36, Task
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Mar 19 2015 1:01AM