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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/167474.aspx

The evidence of the health benefits from walking and bicycling is mounting, and many initiatives showcase how public health and transportation professionals have been working together to make communities more pedestrian, bicycle, and transit friendly. Transportation planning, funding, and engineering can benefit from expanding the agenda to include health. A review of the research reveals ways to incorporate health considerations into transportation planning and design.

English

0000-0001-9468-7891

pp 18-25

2012-5

TR News

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Bicycling; Health; Transportation planning; Walking

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Jul 16 2012 3:54PM

• Advancing the Discourse on Health and Transportation
• Business Cycles: Catering to the Bicycling Market
• Exploring the Relationship Between Consumer Behavior and Mode Choice
• Innovative Data Collection for Pedestrians, Bicycles, and Other Non-Motor Vehicle Modes
• Introduction: Making Way for Pedestrians and Bicycles: Realizing the Environmental, Health, and Economic Benefits
• Measuring Multimodal Mobility with the "Highway Capacity Manual" 2010 and Other New Analysis Tools
• Measuring Walking and Cycling for Transportation: Expert Panel Examines Practice, Challenges, and Gaps
• Regulating Emerging Light Electric Vehicles to Enhance Urban Transportation System Sustainability
• Research Pays Off: Safety Effectiveness of the HAWK or Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon
• Transferring European Bicyclist- and Pedestrian-Friendly Designs and Practices to the United States: The Importance of Comprehensive Approaches That Include Evaluation
• Traveler Response to Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Programs
• Understanding Right-Turn Car–Cycle Conflicts at Intersections: Findings from Site-Based and In-Car Observations
• Walking and Bicycling in the United States: The Who, What, Where, and Why
• Walking and Cycling in Western Europe and the United States: Trends, Policies, and Lessons