TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Transportation and public health JO - Annual review of public health A1 - Litman, Todd SP - 217 EP - 233 VL - 34 IS - N2 - This article investigates various ways that transportation policy and planning decisions affect public health and better ways to incorporate public health objectives into transport planning. Conventional planning tends to consider some public health impacts, such as crash risk and pollution emissions measured per vehicle-kilometer, but generally ignores health problems resulting from less active transport (reduced walking and cycling activity) and the additional crashes and pollution caused by increased vehicle mileage. As a result, transport agencies tend to undervalue strategies that increase transport system diversity and reduce vehicle travel. This article identifies various win-win strategies that can help improve public health and other planning objectives. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health Volume 34 is March 17, 2013. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0163-7525 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114502 ID - ref1 ER -