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Streets for Aging Boomers
As someone who in the last few years has become “AARP-eligible”, this becomes more interesting every year: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speakers: Margaret Neal, Jennifer Dill, Arlie Adkins, Gretchen Luhr, Portland State University Topic: Demonstrating the Benefits of Green Streets for Active Aging http://www.cts.pdx.edu/research/sustainablestreets.php When: Friday, May…
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Walkable Happiness
This USA Today article points to a study that suggests that people who live in walkable neighborhoods are happier: They found those in neighborhoods with higher Walk Score ratings reported being happier and healthier and more apt to volunteer, work on community projects or simply entertain friends at home.
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Assessing Health Impacts of Active Transportation
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Brendon Haggerty, Program Coordinator, Planning Active Walkable Neighborhoods, Clark County Public Health Topic: Applying Health Impact Assessment to Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Abstract: As part of Clark County Public Health’s Planning Active Walkable Neighborhoods project, a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) was conducted…
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Not-to-be-missed Webinar
This summer I enthused about a presentation by Dr. Eric France, a preventative medicine specialist from Kaiser in Denver who was visiting our region to learning about cycling here. Dr. France is back home and is about to give the presentation as a webinar on Monday from 11am-noon (that’s 12-1 Mountain Time). If you didn’t…
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Bike, Take the Bus, Live Longer
Via Planetizen. (walking counts too)