Focuses on the challenges of developing a national public transportation action plan and highlights the efforts of several transportation systems in cities such as Charlotte, NC, Ann Arbor, MI, Peoria, IL, and Eugene, OR.
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Policy
Policy resources include those that analyze policies, describe recommendations for policy change, or report on actual policy planning, implementation, and outcomes.
Citation: American Public Transportation Association. Benefits of Public Transportation: Expanding the Transportation Options in an Aging Society. Washington, DC. 2010.
Provides an overview of current transportation policy and the need for reform. Discusses the health effects, direct and indirect, of our transportation policies and highlights policy recommendations. Report commissioned by the Convergence Partnership.
Citation: Bell J, Cohen L, and Malekafzali S, editor. The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America. The Convergence Partnership. 2009.
Speaks to the urgent need for a national transportation policy that meets the needs of all citizens. A broad coalition including the American Public Health Association, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, AARP, the National Advisory Committee of Active Living Research, and the National Complete Streets Coalition assembled facts about obesity, air quality, traffic safety, and equity in this policy brief. Policy recommendations are also included.
Citation: Transportation for America. Policy Brief: Transportation, Public Health and Safety. Washington, DC. 2010.