Active Transportation

Mayor Karl Dean, Chairman

Active TransportationCreating Healthy Communities by Incorporating

Outdoor Physical Activity into Transportation

Where Do We Spend Our Time?

• Americans spend nearly 90% of time indoors• 10% of time in transportation

• Nearly 90% of trips in the U.S. are by car

Obesity & Transportation

• Moving Less, Gaining More Weight

Streets Are For Communities

…Not Just for Cars

Everyone is a Pedestrian…

Active Transportation

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy One

Transportation & Health

What We Eat & How We Move• Access to Healthy Foods

• Physical Activity Through Transportation

Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School

• Safe Routes to Schools P.E. Teacher Training Program for P.E. Teachers in MPO Region

• SRTS Data Collection Effort with MTSU• Safe Routes to School State Network Project

School Siting

Larger Schools on Bigger Sites – the Big Box approach to Education

School Siting = where and how we decide to build schools.

1930 2006

# Schools 238,000 97,382

# Students 28 million 55 million

National Center for Educational Statistics, 2008

School Siting

Community Centered Schools = Schools located near communities served

Complete Streets

Complete Streets means designing streets to support a variety of transportation options, suitable for all ages and ability levels, supporting vibrant and economically healthy communities.

Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Study

Winner Institute of Transportation Engineers 2010 National Best Project Award

Winner Tennessee ACEC 2010 Engineering Excellence Grand Award

Walk / Bike Demand

The proximity of land uses such as residential housing, employment, shopping, schools, transit, parks, and other activities influence walking and bicycle travel demand.

The Nashville Regional Non-Motorized Model accounts for the following eight trip types for both walk & bicycle travel:

• School• Shop• Work• Recreation• Transit (to)• Transit (from)• Errand• Parking (CBD)

Health Impact Priority Areas

Innovative Element of the Regional Bike/Ped Study

Project Evaluation Criteria

• Regional Transportation Plan – 2035 • Being developed now• $4.5 Billion in transportation projects• Active Transportation:

- Folded into project evaluation criteria - Active Transportation project components receive points for

elements such as transit stops, bicycle racks, bikeways, sidewalks and greenways

- Over 500 projects submitted and 80-90% include either pedestrian or bicycle facilities, or both

Contact Us

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