Travel to Food: Transportation Barriers for the Food Insecure in Tampa Bay

In partnership with the Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger (TBNTEH), this proposed research will inform practical transportation solutions aimed at improved food access in the Tampa Bay (Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties). The food pantry/bank sites that are part of TBNTEH will help gather survey data from their client population. The survey will be a modified version of that used by the Three Square Food Bank in Los Vegas, Nevada. That particular study resulted in major policy changes that increased food access for those in need. The proposed survey for this effort will include even more transportation focused questions to further gain insight into how clients currently access emergency food sites. This proposed research supports NITC’s theme of safe, healthy and sustainable transportation choices to foster livable communities in the following ways: (1) identifying gaps in the transportation system for vulnerable communities' (2) leading to focused solutions to improve access to healthy food; (3) leading to added sustainable transportation options; and (4) access to food is an essential precursor to livability.

• Record URL:
  http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/997

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $29995
• Contract Numbers:

  NITC_997

  NITC 997

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger

  4532 W. Kennedy Blvd
  Suite 252
  Tampa, Florida  United States  33609
• Managing Organizations:

  TREC at Portland State University

  1900 SW Fourth Ave, Suite 175
  P.O. Box 751
  Portland, Oregon  United States  97201
• Project Managers:

  Hagedorn, Hau

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research
  3650 Spectrum Boulevard
  Tampa, FL  United States  33612-9446
• Principal Investigators:

  Joslin, Ann

  Salzer, Kevin

• Start Date: 20160101
• Expected Completion Date: 20170331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Food; Health; Partnerships; Policy analysis; Sustainable transportation
• Geographic Terms: Tampa Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01632273
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
• Contract Numbers: NITC_997, NITC 997
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Apr 13 2017 1:03PM