Impacts of Transit on Health in Rural and Small Urban Areas

Transit can impact the health of its users in several ways. Many transit riders in rural communities rely on public transportation to get to their medical appointments. Improving access to other types of activities can also have health benefits. Improved access to grocery stores and nutritious food can directly impact health, while improved access to other activities can be indirectly beneficial to health. By allowing users to make trips they otherwise would not have made, transit reduces social isolation and stress, allows for independent living, and increases a person's social network. Transit has also been shown in urban areas to positively impact health by increasing the physical activity of its users. For all of these reasons, transportation is often referred to as a social determinant of health.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/research/details.php?id=296

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $64793
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747108

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
  P.O. Box 6050
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Project Managers:

  Kack, David

• Performing Organizations:

  Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
  P.O. Box 6050
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Principal Investigators:

  Mattson, Jeremy

• Start Date: 20220101
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 20231226
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Health; Public transit; Rural areas; Social impacts; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01849879
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747108
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jun 27 2022 4:51PM