Why Walkability?
Learn some of the latest research on how walkability affects health. Join leading health and walkability researcher Dr. Lawrence Frank, Professor at UC San Diego and President of Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) on the elements of land use and street design that lead to people walking more, and what that means for addressing chronic disease. Dr. Frank will show new results from the application of the National Public Health Assessment Model in a few regions of the nation with both transportation and health based users. He will be joined by planners who have used research on health impacts to influence regional and local transportation planning and within public health. Next steps for these tools and their application will be discussed. Recent advancements have included the incorporation of “complete-street” pedestrian design features captured through AI driven tools using digital images.e.
Webinar learning objectives:
- Latest research on how walkability affects health
- A “re-conceptualization” of what walkability means and what factors it includes
- Relative roles of land use, transportation, and street design factors in defining walkability
- State of the practice including pedestrian scale street design features and predicting health outcomes.
- Tools you can use to analyze walkability and predict downstream economic impacts in your community.
- Insights from regional planners on how to integrate health outcomes in transportation planning processes.
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Like all of our webinars, this will be recorded and available after the fact. But you’ll want to join us in real-time if you can for the opportunity to ask questions of our guests. You’ll also receive ample resources and additional materials if you RSVP.
