Transportation and Sprawl

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Transportation and Sprawl"

Transcription

1 ENVIR 202: Lesson No. 15 Transportation and Sprawl February 8th, 2006 Gail Sandlin University of Washington Program on the Environment ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 1 Urban Transportation Modes ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 2 One Hour Commuting Distance ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 3 Source: Adapted from Hugill (1993), p km ~ 3 miles ENVIR 202: Population & Health 1

2 Density & Mobility ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 4 Spatial Evolution of the City Pre-Industrial Industrial Contemporary (pedestrian) (rail/streetcar) (auto) ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 5 Mobility Industrial Age Pedestrian Horses ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 6 ENVIR 202: Population & Health 2

3 Env. Burdens of Transportation 3000 horse-drawn buses 500 million passengers per year 1000 horse drawn vehicles per hour 25 lbs of manure and urine per horse per day deposited onto the city streets Animal carcasses clogged the streets; 15,000 in NYC in 1880 ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 7 Death Rate in the Industrial Age City Population Persons/ Dwelling Deaths Death Rate (per 1000) New York 1,206,299 1,575, ,937 39, London 3,816,483 4,351, ,431 75, Philadelphia 846,980 1,040, ,711 20, Brooklyn 566, , ,222 18, Boston 362, , ,612 10, NYC ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 8 Traffic Congestion 1900 s ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 9 ENVIR 202: Population & Health 3

4 Traffic Congestion City Planning & the Problems of Congestion 1909-Washington, D.C. Disease, poverty, darkness & vice of cities caused by the scourge of high density living Urban transportation planners must build public transit to the outlying areas to lower density and improve living conditions Transportation improvements seen as a source of environment benefits not environmental pollutants. ENVIR 202: Lesson The Automobile A solution to the horse problem Clean and environmentally benign ENVIR 202: Lesson Exodus from the Urban Center Baltimore 1889 first horse car line 1895 electric street car 1925 Mass produced Model T 1962 Baltimore beltway completed ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 4

5 Expressways & Housing: Urban Renewal Dan Ryan Expressway, Chicago 1950 s-60 s Slum clearance Suburbanite access ENVIR 202: Lesson Cabrini Green ENVIR 202: Lesson Expressways & Housing: Suburban Living More family advantages More personal comfort and security More friends and fun More home for a woman to enjoy And more for a man to come home to In Park Forest From Park Forest marketing brochure, about 1955 ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 5

6 Land Metamorphosis A single country lane The automobile enters the scene A divided road Increasing density Then a 4 lane road ENVIR 202: Lesson The Expressway and Population Health Urban Loss of community integrity Proximity to traffic Noise, air pollution, public safety Suburban Auto dependence Commuting stress Not pedestrian oriented; related to obesity ENVIR 202: Lesson Regional Growth Percent Increase Population Employment VMT Population Employment VMT 23.3 ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 6

7 Air Pollution ENVIR 202: Lesson Freeway Air Sheds Diesel -PM2.5 mid noon mid Concentration ( μg m -3 ) Time: Midnight Nov 3, 1998 South Coast Air Basin CAMx model 210 x 120 km domain 1 hour time step 2 x 2 km grid cells ENVIR 202: Lesson Dispersion Patterns Open / Complex Built Environment ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 7

8 Proximity to Traffic Mobile Source Pollutants 1 hour Ambient Air Regulatory Limits 8 hour 24 hour Annual Mean Adverse Health Effects Traffic / Environmental Health Studies PM 2.5 PM 10 Ultrafines 15 ug/ m 3 50 ug /m 3 65 ug / m ug /m 3 * aggravation of asthma * depressed lung function in children *aggravation of acute respiratory symptoms * increased risk of wheezy bronchitis in infants van Vliet et al Gehring et al 2002 English et al 1999 Wjst et al Ozone 0.12 ppm 0.08 ppm *aggravation of asthma *reduced lung function CO 35 ppm 9 ppm *increased cardiac ischaemia NO ppm (WHO).053 ppm * increased respiratory morbidity *aggravation of asthma * reduced rate of lung function Nitta et al 1993 Delfino et al 2003 * increased response to allergens Janssen et al. urban air toxics: e.g. benzene, acetaldehyde, *increased risk of lung 2003 VOC's formaldehyde etc. ENVIR 202: Lesson 15 cancer * Crosignani 22 increased risk of et childhood leukemia al Air Pollution & Health ENVIR 202: Lesson Freeway Air Pollution Sheds (FAPS) King County, Washington ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 8

9 Block Group FAPS Schools in FAPS SFH in UGB Cleveland HS Lesson 15: Transportation February 8, 2006 Census tract 104; Block Group 4? King County Freeways MFH in UGB FAPS Parcels I Miles S. Lucille St.? S. Orcas St. S. Juneau St. Assume homogenous distribution to determine population in FAP divide housing units in FAPS by housing units in the Block Group percent distribution of Block Group demographics ENVIR 202: Lesson Cleveland playfield Cleveland High Maple Hill area Georgetown ENVIR 202: Lesson Questions ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 9

10 Next Lesson Toxics and Chronic Diseases ENVIR 202: Lesson ENVIR 202: Population & Health 10

NEAR-ROADWAY AIR POLLUTION AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA Challenges for Policy Makers

NEAR-ROADWAY AIR POLLUTION AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA Challenges for Policy Makers NEAR-ROADWAY AIR POLLUTION AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA Challenges for Policy Makers Rob McConnell Director, Southern California Children s Environmental Health Center Children s Health Study Communities CHILDREN

More information

ParkScore. Youth Physical Activity. Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

ParkScore. Youth Physical Activity. Outdoor Spaces & Buildings ParkScore Borrowed from the Trust for Public Land's framework, this index measures how well cities are meeting the community s park needs. Higher scores indicate better availability of and access to quality

More information

Considerations About Exposure and Health Effects of Traffic Pollution

Considerations About Exposure and Health Effects of Traffic Pollution Considerations About Exposure and Health Effects of Traffic Pollution Northern Transportation and Air Quality Summit 2010 August 24, 2010 Maria Costantini Health Effects Institute What Is HEI HEI is a

More information

12/3/2008. Photo Credit to W. Zamore

12/3/2008. Photo Credit to W. Zamore Traffic-Related Pollution and Health Policy Issues Andrea Hricko Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine, USC Congressional Staff Briefing December 3, 2008 Faculty member My

More information

Halton Region Transportation Master Plan 2031 The Road to Change December 1,

Halton Region Transportation Master Plan 2031 The Road to Change December 1, Halton Region Transportation Master Plan 2031 The Road to Change December 1, 2009 1 1 Public Information Centre No. 1 March 2010 Halton Region Transportation Master Plan 2031 The Road to Change December

More information

PLACE Planning Active Community Environments

PLACE Planning Active Community Environments PLACE Planning Active Community Environments A Guide for Planners on How to Create Community Environments that Promote and Foster Health by James van Hemert The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute & Leanne

More information

The association of the built environment with how people travelled to work in Halton Region in 2006:

The association of the built environment with how people travelled to work in Halton Region in 2006: The association of the built environment with how people travelled to work in Halton Region in 2006: a geographical area level analysis Halton Region Health Department September 25 2014 Author Fabio Cabarcas,

More information

Group Against Smog and Pollution, Inc. We work to improve air quality to ensure human, environmental, and economic health.

Group Against Smog and Pollution, Inc. We work to improve air quality to ensure human, environmental, and economic health. Group Against Smog and Pollution, Inc. We work to improve air quality to ensure human, environmental, and economic health. Pittsburgh has made progress to improve air quality but More than 60% of days

More information

Comparison of Urban Transit Planning Responses to Pandemic Influenza. Rahul Gupta, MPA David Abramson, PhD MPH

Comparison of Urban Transit Planning Responses to Pandemic Influenza. Rahul Gupta, MPA David Abramson, PhD MPH Comparison of Urban Transit Planning Responses to Pandemic Influenza Rahul Gupta, MPA David Abramson, PhD MPH NCDP Research Brief Vol 2007 Issue 1 Release Date: May 15, 2007 Comparison of Urban Transit

More information

R. Masekela. Paediatric Pulmonologist and Allergist

R. Masekela. Paediatric Pulmonologist and Allergist R. Masekela Paediatric Pulmonologist and Allergist Outline Definitions i i Biomass fuels Atopy Respiratory tract Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) Respiratory tract. HIV Atopy Traffic related air pollutants

More information

Composition of PM 2.5 in the Urban Atmosphere Overall Episode PM 10>50μg/m 3

Composition of PM 2.5 in the Urban Atmosphere Overall Episode PM 10>50μg/m 3 Why worry about PM 2.5 and Black Carbon? Dr Ian S Mudway MRC-PHE Centre for Environment & Health, King s College London Composition of PM 2.5 in the Urban Atmosphere Overall Episode PM 10>50μg/m 3 Yin

More information

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR CLEAN AIR

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR CLEAN AIR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR CLEAN AIR NOVEMBER 15, 2016 Please mute phones when not speaking. 1 LATEST RESEARCH AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS ON CHILDREN Laura Van Winkle, PhD UC Davis Associate Adjunct Professor

More information

Challenges of understanding and combating air pollution in Sri Lanka

Challenges of understanding and combating air pollution in Sri Lanka Challenges of understanding and combating air pollution in Sri Lanka Prof O A Ileperuma University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka CSE/TVEAP Media Briefing Workshop: 27 April 2011 Colombo Challenges of understanding

More information

Health effects of (particulate) air pollution

Health effects of (particulate) air pollution Health effects of (particulate) air pollution Peter Hoet Ben Nemery Jan Emmerechts Katrien Luyts Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno Dorota Napierska K.U.Leuven Pneumology, Lung Toxicology Air pollution and Health Introduction

More information

Asthma and air pollution: health effects and prevention

Asthma and air pollution: health effects and prevention Asthma and air pollution: health effects and prevention FuyuenYip PhD, MPH Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects National Center for Environmental

More information

BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS

BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS Importance Definitions The environment in which we live often shapes the choices we make. If our built environment offers mainly fast food restaurants and liquor stores and we have limited transportation,

More information

Broomhill, Broomhall, Crookes, Crookesmoor & Crosspool 2008

Broomhill, Broomhall, Crookes, Crookesmoor & Crosspool 2008 ,,, moor & 28 Air Quality Health Effects of Air Pollution Some Health Trends Neighbourhoods Information System (SNIS) 28BBCCCHealthAir 1 Prepared by Barbara Rimmington East End Quality of Life Initiative

More information

New York State Department of Health Center for Environmental Health

New York State Department of Health Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Center for Environmental Health March 2002 Evaluation of Asthma and Other Respiratory Hospital Admissions among Residents of ZIP Codes 14043 and 14227, Cheektowaga,

More information

Patterns and correlates of active commuting in adult with type 2 diabetes: crosssectional. Biobank

Patterns and correlates of active commuting in adult with type 2 diabetes: crosssectional. Biobank Patterns and correlates of active commuting in adult with type 2 diabetes: crosssectional evidence from UK Biobank Catherine Falconer Specialty Registrar in Public Health Devon County Council Outline Background

More information

DRAFT. Figure 5.15: San Rafael Basin Workers, 2008

DRAFT. Figure 5.15: San Rafael Basin Workers, 2008 Figure 5.15: San Rafael Basin Workers, 2008 Central and Southern Marin Transit Study Page 67 of 87 Task 2: Existing Conditions Analysis Report v.7 12/23/08 Figure 5.16: San Rafael Basin Workers, 2018 Central

More information

Transportation Sustainability Program

Transportation Sustainability Program Transportation Sustainability Program Photo: Sergio Ruiz San Francisco 2016 Roads and public transit nearing capacity Increase in cycling and walking despite less than ideal conditions 2 San Francisco

More information

IH 820 SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR STUDY

IH 820 SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR STUDY IH 820 SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR STUDY IH 820 from IH 20 to Meadowbrook Drive IH 20 from Forest Hill Drive to Kelly Elliott Road US 287 from Bishop Street to Sublett Road February 2017 Project Study Area IH 820

More information

Understanding the Potential Ultrafine Particle Pollution Problem and its Impact on California s Air Quality

Understanding the Potential Ultrafine Particle Pollution Problem and its Impact on California s Air Quality South Coast Air Quality Management District Ultrafine Particle Conference April 30 May 2, 2006 Understanding the Potential Ultrafine Particle Pollution Problem and its Impact on California s Air Quality

More information

Traffic, Asthma, and Lung Development Living Near Busy Roads: What do the health studies tell us?

Traffic, Asthma, and Lung Development Living Near Busy Roads: What do the health studies tell us? Traffic, Asthma, and Lung Development Living Near Busy Roads: What do the health studies tell us? GETA Meeting March 3, 2009 Janice Kim, MD, MPH California Department of Public Health janice.kim@cdph.ca.gov

More information

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOOT FREE BUSES

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOOT FREE BUSES HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOOT FREE BUSES Dr. (Mrs) Edith Clarke & Comfort Kugblenu (Mrs.) of Ghana Health Service 15 June, 2017 3. jul. 2017, Page 2 Outline of Presentation INTRODUCTION SOURCES OF EXPOSURE EFFECTS

More information

PARKS, AIR POLLUTION, AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Rob McConnell Southern California Children s Environmental Health Center

PARKS, AIR POLLUTION, AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Rob McConnell Southern California Children s Environmental Health Center PARKS, AIR POLLUTION, AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY Rob McConnell Southern California Children s Environmental Health Center Why We Care About Obesity Increases risk for diabetes, liver and heart disease and stroke

More information

Public health approaches to measuring the urban built environment and its effects on health: A focus on diabetes.

Public health approaches to measuring the urban built environment and its effects on health: A focus on diabetes. Public health approaches to measuring the urban built environment and its effects on health: A focus on diabetes. Gillian Booth Marisa Creatore Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael s Hospital Institute

More information

To: Kris Markarian, City of Santa Clarita Job No

To: Kris Markarian, City of Santa Clarita Job No 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite C Camarillo, California 93012 (805) 437-1900 FAX (805) 437 1901 www.impactsciences.com MEMORANDUM To: Kris Markarian, City of Santa Clarita Job No. 1046.003 From: Susan

More information

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS FUND and STUDY 11/9/ /9/2016 1

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS FUND and STUDY 11/9/ /9/2016 1 HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS FUND and STUDY 11/9/2016 1 11/9/2016 1 1 Mission We use law, science and the market to create solutions that preserve our natural resources, build healthy communities, and sustain

More information

Demographics and Health Data

Demographics and Health Data Demographics and Health Data Information for Local Planners City of Puyallup, WA Demographic Characteristics Environmental Health Division 3629 South D Street, Tacoma, WA 98418 (253) 798-6470 Table 1 presents

More information

HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT of the PROPOSED COMPRESSOR STATION, WEYMOUTH, MA. Advisory Committee Meeting #4 September 20, 2018

HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT of the PROPOSED COMPRESSOR STATION, WEYMOUTH, MA. Advisory Committee Meeting #4 September 20, 2018 HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT of the PROPOSED COMPRESSOR STATION, WEYMOUTH, MA Advisory Committee Meeting #4 September 20, 2018 1 Agenda Welcome and Agenda Overview Introductions HIA Advisors Updates Open House

More information

Assessing and Improving the Isoprene Oxidation Mechanism

Assessing and Improving the Isoprene Oxidation Mechanism CRC Report No. A-97 Assessing and Improving the Isoprene Oxidation Mechanism Executive Summary May 2016 COORDINATING RESEARCH COUNCIL, INC. 5755 NORTH POINT PARKWAY SUITE 265 ALPHARETTA, GA 30022 The Coordinating

More information

HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY PLANET

HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY PLANET Colorado Safe Routes to School State Network HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY PLANET November 27, 2012 CO SRTS STATE NETWORK A network of individuals, agencies and organizations throughout the state that are working

More information

STAFF REPORT ACTION REQUIRED. Electronic and Illuminated Sign Study and Recommendations for Amendments to Chapter 694

STAFF REPORT ACTION REQUIRED. Electronic and Illuminated Sign Study and Recommendations for Amendments to Chapter 694 PG5.13 STAFF REPORT ACTION REQUIRED and Recommendations for Amendments to Chapter 694 Date: May 20, 2015 To: From: Ward: Reference Number: Planning and Growth Management Committee Chief Building Official

More information

Demographics and Health Data

Demographics and Health Data Demographics and Health Data Information for Local Planners City of Lakewood, WA Demographic Characteristics Environmental Health Division 3629 South D Street, Tacoma, WA 98418 (253) 798-6470 Table 1 presents

More information

An Overview of Asthma - Diagnosis and Treatment

An Overview of Asthma - Diagnosis and Treatment An Overview of Asthma - Diagnosis and Treatment Definition of Asthma: Asthma is a common chronic disease of children and adults. Nationally, more than 1 in 14 Americans report having asthma and as many

More information

Safeguarding Minority Civil Rights and Environmental Justice in Service Delivery and Reductions

Safeguarding Minority Civil Rights and Environmental Justice in Service Delivery and Reductions Safeguarding Minority Civil Rights and Environmental Justice in Service Delivery and Reductions Alla Reddy Thomas Chennadu, Alex Lu System Data & Research Operations Planning Presented at the 89 th Annual

More information

The Influence of the Built Environment on Obesity in Oregon

The Influence of the Built Environment on Obesity in Oregon The Influence of the Built Environment on Obesity in Oregon Daniel Morris, MS, PhD OPHA 68 th Annual Meeting and Conference October 8, 2012 Obesity Diabetes Chauncy Morlan (1869-1906) modeledbehavior.com

More information

Progress Tracker. Photo - https://www.healthypeople.gov/

Progress Tracker. Photo - https://www.healthypeople.gov/ Progress Tracker Healthy People provides a framework for prevention for communities in the U.S. Healthy People 2020 is a comprehensive set of key disease prevention and health promotion objectives. The

More information

Addressing Community Health Concerns Around SeaTac Airport Second Report on the Work Plan Proposed in August 1998

Addressing Community Health Concerns Around SeaTac Airport Second Report on the Work Plan Proposed in August 1998 Second Report on the Work Plan Proposed in August 1998 December 1999 Prepared by Washington State Department of Health Juliet VanEenwyk, PhD, Epidemiologist, Office of Epidemiology (Chair) Lillian Bensley,

More information

Transportation Sustainability Program

Transportation Sustainability Program Transportation Sustainability Program Photo: Sergio Ruiz Keeping people moving as our City grows ENHANCE TRANSPORTATION TO SUPPORT GROWTH November 2015 MODERNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW March 2016 ENCOURAGE

More information

Community Health Needs Assessment Centra Southside Medical Center

Community Health Needs Assessment Centra Southside Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment Centra Southside Medical Center 2017-2019 Healthy People 2020 Healthy People provides a framework for prevention for communities in the U.S. Healthy People 2020 is a comprehensive

More information

Air Quality: What an internist needs to know

Air Quality: What an internist needs to know Air Quality: What an internist needs to know Robert Paine, M.D. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Utah School of Medicine Program for Air Quality, Health and Society February, 2017 October

More information

Every day, the average adult breathes about 15,000 to 20,000 litres of air. 1

Every day, the average adult breathes about 15,000 to 20,000 litres of air. 1 Every day, the average adult breathes about 15,000 to 20,000 litres of air. 1 Children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental contaminants because, relative to their body size, they breathe in more air

More information

Most recently amended on January 12, 2010 by resolution 10-R Originally adopted on September 6, 1977, by Resolution No. 77-R-5705.

Most recently amended on January 12, 2010 by resolution 10-R Originally adopted on September 6, 1977, by Resolution No. 77-R-5705. CIRCULATION Most recently amended on January 12, 2010 by resolution 10-R-12725. Originally adopted on September 6, 1977, by Resolution No. 77-R-5705. Table of Contents Overview... 103... 113 CIR 1 Circulation

More information

Air pollution and health

Air pollution and health Air pollution and health Dr. Amir Elahi Johri, MBBS, MPH, ACIEH, FRSPH Consultant Air Pollution It is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort

More information

In Health Matters, Place Matters - The Health Opportunity Index (HOI) Virginia Department of Health Office of Health Equity

In Health Matters, Place Matters - The Health Opportunity Index (HOI) Virginia Department of Health Office of Health Equity In Health Matters, Place Matters - The Health Opportunity Index (HOI) Virginia Department of Health Office of Health Equity 1 Identifying the Problem America s Health Rankings United Health Foundation

More information

Particle Pollution: It s s a Serious Concern. Template Presentation for Regions

Particle Pollution: It s s a Serious Concern. Template Presentation for Regions Particle Pollution: It s s a Serious Concern Template Presentation for Regions What is particle pollution? The particles in particle pollution are so small, you can t see just one of them... An average

More information

10 Noise 10.1 MEASUREMENT OF NOISE

10 Noise 10.1 MEASUREMENT OF NOISE 10 Noise The purpose of San Ramon s Noise Element is to set forth policies that regulate the ambient noise environment and protect residents from exposure to unacceptable noise levels. Noises vary widely

More information

t air pollution Peter Hoet Ben Nemery

t air pollution Peter Hoet Ben Nemery Health effects of (particulate) t air pollution Peter Hoet Ben Nemery Tim Nawrot Jan Emmerechts Katrien Luyts Ernesto Alfaro Moreno Dorota Napierska K.U.Leuven Pneumology, Lung Toxicology Air pollution

More information

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) PATIENT EDUCATION

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) PATIENT EDUCATION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) PATIENT EDUCATION You are scheduled for a MRI Guided Prostate Biopsy on at, Please report to TC100 in Bernard Mitchell Hospital 1 hour before your appointment time to register

More information

C/CAG. City/County Association of Governments Annual Report

C/CAG. City/County Association of Governments Annual Report C/CAG City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County 2006 Annual Report C/CAG CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY Atherton Belmont Brisbane Burlingame Colma Daly City

More information

NET LEASE INVESTMENT OFFERING RITE AID PHARMACY

NET LEASE INVESTMENT OFFERING RITE AID PHARMACY RITE AID PHARMACY 11702 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, OH 44111 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Profile Executive Summary Investment Highlights Property Overview II. Location Overview Photographs

More information

Screening Drivers for Cognitive Impairment

Screening Drivers for Cognitive Impairment Screening Drivers for Cognitive Impairment By The Numbers: Nationally, by 2030, 1 in 5 drivers will be age 65 or older Older drivers made up 18 percent of all licensed drivers in 2015 Older drivers in

More information

Environmental Justice Considerations involving Toll Roads

Environmental Justice Considerations involving Toll Roads Environmental Justice Considerations involving Toll Roads Jimmy Tyree Deputy Director Environmental Affairs Division TxDOT Professor Gerald Torres Bryant Smith Chair in Law University of Texas/Austin Center

More information

GIS Master for All Page Health Organizations

GIS Master for All Page Health Organizations GIS Master for All Page Health Organizations 2008 ESRI Health GIS Conference Washington, D.C., September 28, 2008 Introductions Master Page Kristen Kurland Teaching Professor of Architecture and Public

More information

Traffic-Related Air Pollution

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Traffic-Related Air Pollution Michael Brauer School of Population and Public Health The University of British Columbia OEMAC 30 th Annual Scientific Conference, October 1-2, 2012 Sheraton Vancouver Wall

More information

Transportation and Healthy Aging: Issues and Ideas for an Aging Society

Transportation and Healthy Aging: Issues and Ideas for an Aging Society COUNCIL ON HEALTHY AGING Agenda Transportation and Healthy Aging: Issues and Ideas for an Aging Society April 30 and May 1, 2015 Toronto, Ontario The Old Mill Hotel http://www.oldmilltoronto.com/ Transportation

More information

Policy Research CENTER

Policy Research CENTER TRANSPORTATION Policy Research CENTER Value of Travel Time Knowingly or not, people generally place economic value on their time. Wage workers are paid a rate per hour, and service providers may charge

More information

Trees Do It All! Nature & Human Health

Trees Do It All! Nature & Human Health Trees Do It All! Nature & Human Health Dr. Kathleen Wolf College of Forest Resources University of Washington February 2009 City Trees & Forests Benefits Categories! "environmental! "economic! "psychological!

More information

LEARNING MODULE #17: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: ISSUES AND IMPACT

LEARNING MODULE #17: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: ISSUES AND IMPACT LEARNING MODULE #17: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: ISSUES AND IMPACT Environmental Health: Issues and Impact Carol Ann Gross-Davis, PhD, MS Adjunct Assistant Professor Drexel University, School of Public Health

More information

The burden of asthma on the US Healthcare system and for the State of Texas is enormous. The causes of asthma are multifactorial and well known.

The burden of asthma on the US Healthcare system and for the State of Texas is enormous. The causes of asthma are multifactorial and well known. The burden of asthma on the US Healthcare system and for the State of Texas is enormous. The causes of asthma are multifactorial and well known. There are also indications that rural counties have a higher

More information

The Toll of. Coal. Health Impacts of Coal Export in the Northwest. Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT

The Toll of. Coal. Health Impacts of Coal Export in the Northwest. Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT The Toll of Coal Health Impacts of Coal Export in the Northwest Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT sgilbert@innd.org Bureau of Land Management The United States is the Saudi Arabia of coal. Coal Life Cycle Mountaintop

More information

Green Week Planetary boundaries in the context of air quality: empowering actors to act, urgently

Green Week Planetary boundaries in the context of air quality: empowering actors to act, urgently Green Week 2013 Planetary boundaries in the context of air quality: empowering actors to act, urgently Empowering the most vulnerable groups - How can you fight against air pollution? Air pollution and

More information

baby power PROTECT LITTLE LUNGS What makes baby lungs so incredible, and how can we help keep the air safe for our children?

baby power PROTECT LITTLE LUNGS What makes baby lungs so incredible, and how can we help keep the air safe for our children? baby power PROTECT LITTLE LUNGS What makes baby lungs so incredible, and how can we help keep the air safe for our children? BABY S FIRST BREATH Consider a baby s lungs: They are miracles of biological

More information

North Miami-Dade County Retail/Flex Space For Lease First Year Rent Starting at $11.50/SF, Gross

North Miami-Dade County Retail/Flex Space For Lease First Year Rent Starting at $11.50/SF, Gross North Miami-Dade County Retail/Flex Space For Lease First Year Rent Starting at $11.50/SF, Gross Fully Air Conditioned 44,000 SF Retail/Flex Center ± 2,543 Sq. Ft. Showroom/Warehouse Full Glass Window

More information

Community Health Status Assessment

Community Health Status Assessment Community Health Status Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Community Health Status Assessment (CHSA) is one of four assessments completed as part of the 2015-2016 Lane County Community Health Needs Assessment

More information

Health effects of wood burning. Dr. M.E. Gerlofs-Nijland RIVM, The Netherlands

Health effects of wood burning. Dr. M.E. Gerlofs-Nijland RIVM, The Netherlands Health effects of wood burning Dr. M.E. Gerlofs-Nijland RIVM, The Netherlands 1 Outline Introduction wood smoke and particulate matter In vitro cell culture studies In vivo animal studies Comparison effects

More information

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 2020 LRDP FINAL EIR 11.2B REGIONAL & LOCAL AGENCY COMMENTS 11.2B.6 RESPONSE TO COMMENT LETTER B6 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS B6-1 THRU B6-3 See Thematic Response 8 for a comprehensive

More information

FANNO CREEK PARK & PLAZA Master Plan. Tigard, Oregon. Final Draft January 29, Prepared by

FANNO CREEK PARK & PLAZA Master Plan. Tigard, Oregon. Final Draft January 29, Prepared by FANNO CREEK PARK & PLAZA Master Plan Tigard, Oregon Final Draft January 29, 2008 Prepared by Significance of the Master Plan The master plan provides for the restoration of Fanno Creek Park (from Hall

More information

PARSONS PHARMACY REDEVELOPMENT

PARSONS PHARMACY REDEVELOPMENT FOR SALE PARSONS PHARMACY REDEVELOPMENT 294 NW 2nd Avenue, Canby, OR 97013 RYAN IMBRIE MANAGING DIRECTOR ryan.imbrie@svn.com O: 503.28.9403 M: 503.705.7352 The information listed above has been obtained

More information

TALKING POINTS. Ten Reasons Why the Ozone Air Quality Standard Must Be Strengthened

TALKING POINTS. Ten Reasons Why the Ozone Air Quality Standard Must Be Strengthened October 22, 2014 TALKING POINTS Ten Reasons Why the Ozone Air Quality Standard Must Be Strengthened 1. The current standard is not protective of public health. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National

More information

Transportation & Mobility Issues: A Report on the Needs and Barriers of Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Transportation & Mobility Issues: A Report on the Needs and Barriers of Adults on the Autism Spectrum Transportation & Mobility Issues: A Report on the Needs and Barriers of Adults on the Autism Spectrum Andrea Lubin, M.S. Alan M. Voorhess Transportation Center Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

More information

Health Co benefits from Mitigating Climate Change through Mass Rapid Transit System in Greater Kuala Lumpur

Health Co benefits from Mitigating Climate Change through Mass Rapid Transit System in Greater Kuala Lumpur Health Co benefits from Mitigating Climate Change through Mass Rapid Transit System in Greater Kuala Lumpur Kwan Soo Chen, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosnah Sutan, Prof. Dr. Jamal Hisham Hashim 1 Introduction Greater

More information

Asthma and Air Pollution

Asthma and Air Pollution Asthma and Air Pollution Health Effects Workshop Nov. 6, 2008 Joann Held with thanks to: Dave Brown Asthma and Airways Asthma Physiology A chronic disease that affects airways. The inside walls of airways

More information

Risk Assessment Issues: Asbestos p. 100 Review of Epidemiological Evidence for Health Effects in Workers Exposed to MMMFs p. 103

Risk Assessment Issues: Asbestos p. 100 Review of Epidemiological Evidence for Health Effects in Workers Exposed to MMMFs p. 103 Preface Contributors Introduction and Background p. 1 Characterization of Chemical Contaminants p. 2 Human Exposures and Dosimetry p. 7 Chemical Exposures and Dose-to-Target Tissues p. 7 Concentration

More information

Restoration Ecology(s)

Restoration Ecology(s) Restoration Ecology(s) integrating human & environmental sciences Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D. Research Social Scientist-CFR Social and Cultural Values Across the Landscape Gradient Central city Industrial

More information

What are the Human Health Effects of Air Pollution?

What are the Human Health Effects of Air Pollution? What are the Human Health Effects of Air Pollution? Dr. Judy Guernsey Department of Community Health and Epidemiology Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour Outdoor Air Quality

More information

Arlington Public Schools Thomas Jefferson Site Evaluation Transportation, Circulation, and Parking Review

Arlington Public Schools Thomas Jefferson Site Evaluation Transportation, Circulation, and Parking Review Arlington Public Schools Thomas Jefferson Site Evaluation Transportation, Circulation, and Parking Review Thomas Jefferson Working Group Meeting #8 December 15, 2014 1 TJWG Meeting, December 15, 2015 14

More information

The Medically At-Risk Driver Cognitive Impairment Leads the Way

The Medically At-Risk Driver Cognitive Impairment Leads the Way The Medically At-Risk Driver Cognitive Impairment Leads the Way Bonnie M. Dobbs, PhD* and Allen R. Dobbs, PhD * University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada DriveABLE Assessment Centres Inc. Paper presented

More information

Site Overview ROSEWICK RD, MD -

Site Overview ROSEWICK RD, MD - Site Overview ROSEWICK RD, MD - Location Site Address : ROSEWICK RD, MD Owner Owner Name : AMK LLC Parcel No. (APN) : 06-043046 Owner Address : PO BOX 2680 STAFFORD, VA 22555 Legal Information : 1 AC ON

More information

Asthma-Related Hospitalization and Emergency Room Visits in Oakland

Asthma-Related Hospitalization and Emergency Room Visits in Oakland McNair Research Journal SJSU Volume 13 Spring 2017 Article 12 2017 Asthma-Related Hospitalization and Emergency Room Visits in Oakland Alondra Varela San Jose State University Follow this and additional

More information

Health Effects of Fine Particles. Bart Ostro, Ph.D., OEHHA Cal EPA

Health Effects of Fine Particles. Bart Ostro, Ph.D., OEHHA Cal EPA Health Effects of Fine Particles Bart Ostro, Ph.D., OEHHA Cal EPA PM10 and PM2.5: Size and Composition Fine Coarse Ultra Fine Sulfates Nitrates Ammonia Carbon Lead (HM) Organics Soil Dust Silica Salts

More information

Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution

Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution Jennifer L. Peel, PhD, MPH jennifer.peel@colostate.edu Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 5/18/2010

More information

HealtheCNY Indicator List by Data Source

HealtheCNY Indicator List by Data Source American Community Survey 23 Adults with Health Insurance Children Living Below Poverty Level Children with Health Insurance Families Living Below Poverty Level Homeowner Vacancy Rate Homeownership Households

More information

Driving Safely in Maryland

Driving Safely in Maryland Maryland Traffic Safety Facts 2008 - Inattentive Drivers 1 Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration Office of Traffic and Safety Introduction Driving Safely in Maryland Alcohol

More information

The Pathway from Driver to Passenger: Strategies &Interventions for Enhancing Community Mobility

The Pathway from Driver to Passenger: Strategies &Interventions for Enhancing Community Mobility The Pathway from Driver to Passenger: Strategies &Interventions for Enhancing Community Mobility Nina M. Silverstein, PhD University of Massachusetts Boston Minnesota Gerontological Society 2007 Conference

More information

DOWNLOAD OR READ : THEORY TEST HIGHWAY CODE PDF EBOOK EPUB MOBI

DOWNLOAD OR READ : THEORY TEST HIGHWAY CODE PDF EBOOK EPUB MOBI DOWNLOAD OR READ : THEORY TEST HIGHWAY CODE PDF EBOOK EPUB MOBI Page 1 Page 2 theory test highway code theory test highway code pdf theory test highway code Read the stopping distances according to the

More information

II: ALCOHOL - RELATED CRASHES

II: ALCOHOL - RELATED CRASHES II: ALCOHOL - RELATED CRASHES BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS 1. Impaired driving incidents. As used here, an impaired driving incident is one where there was an arrest for driving while under the influence

More information

Precursor Systems Analyses of Automated Highway Systems. Roadway Deployment Analysis and Impact of AHS. Battelle Task I Page 1

Precursor Systems Analyses of Automated Highway Systems. Roadway Deployment Analysis and Impact of AHS. Battelle Task I Page 1 Battelle Task I Page 1 Precursor Systems Analyses of Automated Highway Systems RESOURCE MATERIALS Roadway Deployment Analysis and Impact of AHS U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

More information

Comparison of fine particulate matter and ozone levels in zip code areas of New York City with different child asthma burdens

Comparison of fine particulate matter and ozone levels in zip code areas of New York City with different child asthma burdens Environmental Exposure and Health 23 Comparison of fine particulate matter and ozone levels in zip code areas of New York City with different child asthma burdens M. Solorzano 1, J. Stingone 2, A. R. Rentas

More information

Annette Peters. Research Needs for Aerosols and Health

Annette Peters. Research Needs for Aerosols and Health Research Needs for Aerosols and Health Annette Peters Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Boston,

More information

Who is TOD in Metro Denver? April Employee Survey Report. Appendix C: Responses to Survey Questions by Business Type

Who is TOD in Metro Denver? April Employee Survey Report. Appendix C: Responses to Survey Questions by Business Type Who is TOD in Metro Denver? April 2010 Benchmarking the Evolution of TOD in Metro Denver Employee Survey Report Appendix C: Responses to Survey Questions by Business Type DRCOG Who is TOD in Metro Denver?

More information

TECHNICAL APPENDIX. E. PMT Meeting #5

TECHNICAL APPENDIX. E. PMT Meeting #5 TECHNICAL APPENDIX E. PMT Meeting #5 PMT Meeting #5 Agenda INT GLENWOOD ST & STATE ST STUDY, BOISE ITD PN A020(049), Key No. 20049 / ACHD PN 317045 October 26, 2017-10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ITD District 3

More information

Gender Screening Tool

Gender Screening Tool Gender Screening Tool Nilufar Ahmad, Senior Gender Specialist for the Gender and Energy Capacity Building Workshop for South Asia June 14-17, 2010 Sponsored by ESMAP/World Bank and the Rural Electrification

More information

CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. It is recommended that the City Council:

CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. It is recommended that the City Council: TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 7,2008 THROUGH: PUBLIC SAFETY FROM: CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Find that the amendments to Chapter 9.36 of the PMC (Noise

More information

RURAL HEALTH CARE. Lanis L. Hicks Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics. October 9, 2002

RURAL HEALTH CARE. Lanis L. Hicks Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics. October 9, 2002 RURAL HEALTH CARE Lanis L. Hicks Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics October 9, 2002 URBANIZATION LEVELS DEFINED LARGE CENTRAL METRO Counties in large metropolitan areas (1 million

More information

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health The County Health Rankings Model of Population Health

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health The County Health Rankings Model of Population Health University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health The County Health Rankings Model of Population Health Institute of Medicine January 21, 2010 Washington DC Outline Background and rationale

More information

Northern Rivers Public Transport Commuter Bus Plan

Northern Rivers Public Transport Commuter Bus Plan Lismore Sustainable Transport Group Commuter Bus Plan 2016 TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REPORT Northern Rivers Public Transport Commuter Bus Plan Northern Rivers Social Development Council ABN: 77 398

More information