THE HONORABLE Mayor KEN WILBER, Karl Dean, CHAIRMAN Chairman Healthy, Equitable Transportation Performance Measures and Creative Place-making Rochelle Carpenter PSRC Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee June 24 th, 2015
nashvillempo.org Healthy, Equitable Transportation 1) Data collection 2) Communicating anticipated changes in health outcomes with ITHIM 3) Where do we start? Bike/ped latent demand study 4) Creative place-making and community engagement
Middle Tennessee nashvillempo.org
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nashvillempo.org History of Expansive Development Strong Cross-County Commuting Patterns Growing Costs of Traffic Congestion Household Budgets Consumed by Transportation Costs Longer Travel Times Few Options for Seniors Dangerous by Design Housing Choices Worsening Personal Health / Increasing Costs
nashvillempo.org Policy: Public Opinion 1st choice: improve and expand mass transit options 2nd choice: make communities more walkable & bike-friendly 3rd choice: build new or widen existing roadways
MPO s Urban STP Investment Strategy 70% - Roadway projects that improve health 15% minimum investment in Active Transportation & Walkable Communities Sidewalks, bicycle lanes, greenways, transit stops, and education 10% minimum flexed to Transit Combined with Federal Transit Administration funds to help implement regional vision for mass transit 5% Intelligent Transportation Systems Using technology to manage traffic nashvillempo.org
nashvillempo.org MPO s Urban STP Investment Strategy 70% Multi-Modal Roadway Safety & Capacity 2040 Projects Plan Scored Projects on Scored Criteria on Criteria 100 points 100 points Quality Growth and Sustainable Development 15pts Quality Growth and Sustainable Development 15pts Multi-Modal Options 15pts Multi-Modal Options 15pts Health & Environment 15pts Health & Environment 10pts Safety & Security 20pts Safety & Security 10pts Congestion Management 15pts Congestion Management 10pts System Preservation & Enhancement 10pts System Preservation & Enhancement 15pts State & Local Support/ Investment 5pts State & Local Support/ Investment 15pts Freight & Goods Movement 5pts Freight & Goods Movement 10pts
nashvillempo.org Projects: Complete Streets 2035 Plan: 70% of adopted roadway projects include sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or shared-use lanes (up from 2%) 70% roadway $ to projects that improve health
nashvillempo.org Data Collection: Middle Tennessee Transportation and Health Study Transportation, Physical Activity and Health Data Collection and Analysis www.middletnstudy.com
Health Questions All Persons / All Households Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 During the last 7 days, how much time did you usually spend sitting on a weekday? (Please report in hours; for example: 8.5 hours) Which of the following statements best describes how physically active you are in a typical week. 1. I rarely or never do any physical activity. 2. I do some light or moderate physical activities. 3. I do some vigorous physical activities. In general, how healthy is your overall diet? 1. excellent 2. very good 3. good 4. fair 5. poor Would you say that, in general, your health is: 1.excellent 2. very good 3. good 4. fair 5. poor Q5 Q6 11 About how much do you weigh without shoes? About how tall are you without shoes? nashvillempo.org
Health & Physical Activity Sub-Study 10% of all households participate in health study One adult (18-75) to receive a GPS and accelerometer All other adults (16-75) receive GPS Wear for 4 days 60+ question health survey available once retrieval complete and equipment returned survey based on BRFSS, IPAQ, & SF-12 Incentive offered for completion of all elements 12 nashvillempo.org
nashvillempo.org Walking 60 50 Transportation Question Health Question % Responding "Yes" 40 30 20 10 0 none 1-2 3-4 5+ Days/times per week with non-exercise walking
nashvillempo.org Integrated Transportation and Health Impact Modeling (ITHIM) Tool ITHIM is a comprehensive health impact model Health benefits of physical activity Health benefits of reduced air pollution Health risks of bike/ped vs auto accidents Age/Gender effects
nashvillempo.org Diseases and Exposures Physical Activity Air Pollution Collisions Ischemic Heart Disease Respiratory Infections Auto Depression Cardiovascular Disease Bicycle Dementia Hypertensive Heart Disease Pedestrian Diabetes Inflammatory Heart Disease Bus Colon Cancer Lung Cancer Truck Breast Cancer Respiratory Disease (kids) Highway All-Cause Mortality Stroke Arterial Local Fatal Non-Fatal MODE ROAD TYPE SEVERITY
nashvillempo.org Happening Now: Integrated Transport and Health Impact (ITHIM) Model
nashvillempo.org Monetization: Impacts of Physical Activity via Transportation on Health Savings: $200 Million per year in healthcare costs
nashvillempo.org Prioritization: Health Priority Areas Health Priority Areas 3 out of 4: - Poverty - Unemployment - Carless Household - Aging (over age 65)
Physical Activity from Active Transportation nashvillempo.org
Composite Bike/Ped Priority Areas nashvillempo.org
Green Hills nashvillempo.org
Nolensville Pike nashvillempo.org
Nashville s First Bilingual Crosswalk nashvillempo.org
nashvillempo.org Creative Place-making in Transportation What is Creative Place-making? Empowering, influential, tangible, immediate participation of communities on their future transportation projects
nashvillempo.org Creative Place-making in Transportation Irrigate: Year One Impact in St. Paul, MN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oepxcw6axk&sns=em
@NashvilleMPO /NashvilleMPO Rochelle Carpenter Senior Policy Analyst Nashville Area MPO carpenter@nashvillempo.org Livability. Sustainability. Prosperity. Diversity.
Evaluation Tools Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Study Evaluation Tools Bicycle and Pedestrian Levels of Service Bicycle and Pedestrian Latent Demand Model Physical Activity Data Livability. Sustainability. Prosperity. Diversity. Congested Roadways Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes Health Priority Areas
nashvillempo.org Bikeways, Sidewalks Greenways 2009 to 2014 Sidewalks 57% increase 322 miles to 505 miles Bikeways 19% increase 354 miles to 423 miles (bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, bike routes and sharrows) Greenways 36% increase 136 miles to 185 miles (greenways, multi-use trails and park trails)
BLOS Results There are over 400 miles of bicycle facilities in the MPO area including bike lanes, multiuse paths, and shared routes. 66% of all inventoried roads (2,164 miles) have a BLOS of C or better. Correspondingly, 1,106 miles of inventoried roadways have a BLOS of D or worse. A B C D E F nashvillempo.org
PLOS Results There are over 500 miles of sidewalks in the MPO area. 63% of all inventoried roads (2,044 miles) have a PLOS of C or better. Correspondingly, 1,225 miles of inventoried roadways have a PLOS of D or worse. A B C D E F nashvillempo.org