Urban Health Solutions & Urban Health Partnerships

News Brief: How to Increase Bicycling for Daily Travel

How to Increase Bicycling for Daily Travel summarizes the available evidence about effectiveness of multi-strategy approaches for increasing bicycling levels, including on-street bike lanes, off-street bike paths, and other bicycling infrastructure, educational programs, and policies. Use this brief to advocate for increasing bicycling as a way to improve people’s health and reduce air pollution, carbon …
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News from National Complete Streets Coalition

A recent newsletter from the National Complete Streets Coalition highlighted important issues around the country dealing with the need for Complete Streets and safe streets: Walking and Aging — A recent Atlantic Cities article discusses the conflict between recommendations for older adults to walk regularly for mental and physical health and the fact that our …
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NPR: Walking While Old: Seniors Face Greatest Death Risk

An NPR article recently highlighted new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which indicates that seniors face the highest risk of being killed by a car while walking. The CDC looked at pedestrian deaths from 2001 to 2010, to get a grasp of differences in sex, age and ethnicity. The death rates …
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Context Sensitive Solutions Webinar: Rightsizing Streets – April 30th

Webinar Series Presents >> Rightsizing Streets Tuesday, April 30, 2013 @ 2:30PM – 4:00PM EDT ContextSensitiveSolutions.org is pleased to present a webinar on “Rightsizing Streets,” strategies for reallocating a street’s space to better serve its full range of users. The webinar series is brought to you by FHWA, in partnership with the Project for Public …
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Miami Herald: Initiative wants to make Little Havana more pedestrian friendly

A recent article in the Miami Herald highlights the Safe Routes to Age in Place initiative. Read below to learn more: To see the full article and learn more, click here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/25/3306106/initiative-wants-to-make-little.html#storylink=cpy

Bike 305 Bike to Work Event on the M-Path a Success!

Thank you to all who showed up for the Bike 305 Bike to Work Event at the University of Miami Metrorail Station. We had a big crowd, including seven area Mayors who all biked on the M-Path! Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, in particular, gave a nice shout out for the M-Path. Great job Parks Department, …
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Broward Complete Streets Highlighted in Complete Streets Coalition Newsletter

The Broward County Complete Streets Initiative Guidelines implementation was highlighted in the March National Complete Streets Coalition Newsletter: Broward County, Florida will now use the Broward Complete Streets Guidelines in its work, following a unanimous vote from the County Commission, which also established an interdepartmental Complete Streets Team to review and recommend additional changes. The …
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Examiner.com: Broward County approves Complete Streets and The Wave

A recent Examiner article highlighted a new next step for the Complete Streets Initiative in Broward County. On Tuesday March 12, 2013, the Broward County Commission unanimously approved a motion for Complete Streets in Broward County. The article includes an announcement sent out by Broward County Mayor Commissioner Jacobs on March 13, 2013: “It’s been …
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Active Living Research: Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians to Inform Transportation Planning

A new resource is available from Active Living Research entitled Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians to Inform Transportation Planning. This brief describes a number of technologies for counting bicycles and pedestrians and the benefits and challenges associated with different approaches. It also explains how counting data can be used to inform transportation planning, presents trends in …
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Sun Sentinel: New Las Olas signals favor pedestrians

A recent article in the Sun Sentinel highlights how signals on Las Olas Boulevard have been changed to favor pedestrians. The article states that signals at two intersections on Las Olas Boulevard have been tweaked for the next 30 days to allow an all-red cycle, when only pedestrians can move. Bright yellow signs advise drivers …
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