Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities

Based on research including four best practice studies, the report proposes a framework for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and partners to use to integrate health into metropolitan area transportation planning. The framework addresses both how MPOs can approach health as a direct, broadly-based goal for their interdisciplinary planning, and how they can consider health during all stages of the metropolitan area transportation planning process. The report identifies a "holistic" approach to health, including consideration of active transportation, safety, air pollution, and access to opportunities for healthy lifestyles. The report includes summaries of Federal and State regulations, policies, and funding programs; available technical tools; applicable research and reports; four MPO case studies and a broad scan of additional MPO examples; and a synthesis with observations. This research demonstrates that although each MPO may have a unique experience, approach, and set of actors involved in incorporating health into their planning activities, the planning processes, strategies, and challenges are very similar.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/Volpe_FHWA_MPOHealth_12122012.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12036
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Planning, Environment and Realty, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lyons, William
  • Peckett, Haley
  • Morse, Lindsey
  • Khurana, Monisha
  • Nash, Logan
• Publication Date: 2012-12-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 117p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Case studies; Financing; Metropolitan planning organizations; Policy; Public health; Regulations; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01526269
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-13-01, FHWA-HEP-13-006
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 28 2014 3:26PM