Resource Coordinator, Alberta Centre for Active Living
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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
"A terrific street redesign
is assisting economic development in a southern California community that has
suffered from changing economic conditions but is nevertheless seeing
significant population growth. This is a story of municipal foresight,
excellent recent planning, and green ambition."
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
announces the creation of a new white paper series to expand access to the
latest pedestrian- and bicycle-related research, resources and tools. The first two papers in the series are:
·
An Overview of Automated Enforcement Systems and
Their Potential for Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
·
Using Health Impact Assessments to Evaluate
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans
Journal of the Transportation
Research Board Volume 2299 / 26 Dec 2012
This issue consists of 19
research papers. Many topics are covered, including discussions of pedestrian
behavior, access and connectivity of pedestrian networks, and pedestrian safety.
Because they have to connect
places, transportation right-of-ways are long and continuous. This is true
whether you are moving cars, trains, boats, natural gas, electricity, or
pedestrians ► Since pedestrians need the same sort of long, continuous
right-of-way that other transportation modes use, there can be opportunities
for pedestrians to share the right-of-way (ROW) by including a paved trail ► Doubling
up use on an existing ROW is usually easier and cheaper than creating a new
pedestrian ROW from scratch, and therefore can be a wise use of scarce
resources when pedestrian funding is limited.
Transportation Research Part A:
Policy and Practice Volume 46, Issue 10, December 2012, Pages 1730–1740
Cyclists are sensitive to distance, turn frequency, slope,
intersection control, and traffic volumes. ► Cyclists place relatively high
value on off-street bike paths, bicycle boulevards, and bridge facilities. ►
Route preferences differ between commute and non-commute trips.
CHILDREN
Health & Place Available online 7 January 2013 In
Press, Accepted Manuscript
We find that land uses such as buildings and roads and
pavements were generally used for light activity, whilst green environments
such as gardens, parks, grassland and farmland appear supportive of vigorous
activity. Built land uses such as hard surface play areas were particularly
used for activity of short duration……..
CONFERENCES
March 4-6, 2013 Washington, D.C.
June 23-27, 2013 Portland, OR
Reshaping Suburbia into Complete Healthy Communities
& Exhibit on Successful Designs For Reshaping Suburbia
November 21-23, 2013 San Diego, CA
OLDER ADULTS
This study was a follow-up to a series of interviews with
existing older adult users of Leisure Centres and was intended to assess the
levels of physical activity among older adults…..
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
American Journal of Epidemiology Vol 176, Iss 12Pp.
1095-1100
doi: 10.1093/aje/kws199
People who said they were happy at baseline were
classified as active or inactive. After two years and after four years, people
who engaged in leisure-time physical activity had a lower risk of becoming
unhappy. After two years, people who were inactive were twice as likely to be
unhappy compared to people who were active. Those who changed from being active
to being inactive had an increased risk of becoming unhappy.
RESEARCH STUFF
If you haven’t visited this site for a while – it’s time to
get reacquainted. Within the past year, this
Portal has undergone an exciting expansion by including new content to provide
a broader range of information relevant to decision-making in a public health
setting. This includes resources for
decision-making and program planning along with links to information on public
health policy, preventing chronic diseases and other public health topics.
URBAN DESIGN
A video presentation explaining more about the elements
of an ideal Complete Streets policy,
A video presentation explaining the basics of why we need
Complete Streets.
A video presentation explaining what the Complete Streets
approach can mean in your community.
This white paper by the USDOT’s Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Office of Planning develops a framework for metropolitan planning organizations
(MPOs) to use to successfully consider health throughout the transportation
planning process. The report is a resource for transportation planners, their
transportation partners, and new partners in the health field.
WORKPLACE
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), the Bureau
de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), and CSA Group have officially released
Canada’s first national standard designed to help organizations and their
employees improve workplace psychological health and safety.
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