RAIL to RIVER
What is an Active Transportation Corridor? An Active Transportation Corridor (ATC) is a facility that separates pedestrians and bicycle riders from motor vehicle traffic. To be considered a transportation-dedicated facility, the corridor must provide to its users multimodal connections to public transit and sites of interests.
What is HIA? Health Impact Assessment, or HIA, is a decision-support practice to identify the health effects that a project, policy or program could generate. Positive and negative health outcomes could be maximized or mitigated, respectively. Ideally, HIA should be conducted prior to decisionmaking.
A Health Impact Assessment of an Active Transportation Corridor
HIA Methodology Commonly, an HIA consists of six steps: 1. SCREENING: Determine the value, feasibility and utility of the HIA. 2. SCOPING: Determine research questions, priorities, and identifying potential health impacts related to the project. 3. ASSESSMENT: Analyze baseline conditions and asses expected health effects.
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4. RECOMMENDATIONS: Design and propose strategies to minimize negative effects and/or maximize positive effects.
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5. REPORTING: Document the study, findings and recommendations.
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6. MONITORING: Monitor how people have been affected by the project.
Why Rail to River?
Most Dangerous Intersections 1. Slauson Ave and Western Ave 2. Slauson Ave and Vermont Ave 3. Western Ave and Slauson Ave 4. Florence Ave and Crenshaw Blvd 5. Crenshaw Blvd and 63rd St 6. Vermont Ave and Slauson Ave 7. Vermont Ave and 60th St 8. 54th St and Vermont 9. Slauson Ave and Central Ave 10. Western Ave and 65th St
The right-of-way (ROW), part of the Harbor Subdivision, was not considered by Metro as a priority for the construction of a transit project. This decision created the opportunity to improve access to the nearby communities.
Health-related Findings
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bicycle and pedestrian collisions registered in LA County occurred in the area of study.
More than Recommendations 1. Update Metro’s ROW preservation policy to take into consideration policy changes indicating bicycles are a formal mode of transportation. 2. Use innovative designs and a variety of facility types to accommodate bicycle riders and pedestrians in the majority of the corridor. 3. Implement the ATC Alternative that provides the most benefits for the nearby communities in terms of safety, health, and physical activity.
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percent of adults are obese in the majority of census tracts within the area of study.
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Number of diabetes-related deaths per100,000 populaiton in the area of study. US: 20.
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percent of children are obese in most of the census tracts within the area of study.
Number of chronic heart disease deaths per 100,000 population in the area of study. US: 107.
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asthma-related hospitalizations for population under 17, per 10,000 residents.
Consultant: Rodrigo Garcia Resendiz Faculty Advisor: Lois Takahashi Client: Alta Planning + Design Department of Urban Planning University of California, Los Angeles