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Making Orange County Streets

Complete & Healthy

Irvine, CA Oct. 2015

Many modes, one corridor.

Made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lets Get Rolling on SAFE STREETS

2015 Active Transportation Forum Friday, October 16, 2015

9:00 a.m. - 6:30p.m. The University Club, University of California, Irvine

7:00-8:30 a.m. Pre- Conference City Walk Audit with Mark Fenton Meet in Santa Ana (Warner and Main St.) to experience a walk audit with Mark Fenton, morning plenary keynote speaker. Youll learn to observe the built environment, as well as how to plan and facilitate a walk audit for community safety, engagement, education, planning, and inspiration.

9:00-9:30 a.m. Forum Check-In and Continental Breakfast 9: 30- 9:50 a.m. Welcome to UC Irvine & Forum Overview: Barry Ross, Chair,

Alliance for a Healthy Orange County (AHOC) & Oladele A. Ogunseitan, PhD, MPH, Professor of Public Health, UC Irvine

9:50 11:10 a.m. Opening Keynote: Transforming OC Streets into Complete

Streets: Whats needed to make this a reality? Following our morning walk audit, keynote Mark Fenton will

engage elected officials and the complete streets consultant to illuminate issues observed during the walk, identify common challenges faced by every community, and inspire us all to begin the process of systemic change necessary to a healthy, happy, prosperous, and sustainable urban environment. With Mark as our guide, we'll come away with the big picture and collaborative spirit for a new millennium Orange County.

Keynote Speaker:

Mark Fenton, public health, planning, and transportation consultant, and adjunct associate professor at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

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Five core points: We should be physically active. But mostly were not. Simply telling people hasnt worked . . .

Complete or not? Improving the environment helps!

And it yields a triple bottom line!

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Youthful recollections

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W/B = Walk/Bike

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CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.

www.rwjf.org/files/publications/annual/2008/year-in-review/

Trends in Childhood Obesity & Overweight

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The real risk . . .

30-Nov-2009

Lenore Skenazy www.freerangekids.com

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On the way to Webber Elem. (Westminster)

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A goal: Evolve the conversation. Its not just an obesity epidemic.

Its twin epidemics of physical inactivity and poor

nutrition.*

* Two of the three biggest drivers of skyrocketing healthcare costs.

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The bad news in just three numbers:

30 minutes of daily physical activity (60 for kids) recommended by guidelines. % of Americans actually meet these recommendations (thru LTPA). ,000 Estimated annual deaths in America due to physical inactivity & poor nutrition. (2nd only to tobacco.)

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Surgeon Generals Report 1996 Physical Activity Guidelines 2008

150 min/week; more better. Any is better than none. Can be broken up. 300 min/week for children. Reduced risk for CVD,

diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, dementia, clinical depression, cancers . . . This counts!

www.health.gov/paguidelines

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Exercise Participation Effect of Short Bouts, Home Treadmills

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Fine for a few, but clearly

not enough. >

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where people are intrinsically more

active.

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If we build it will they come?

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1. Varied destinations within walk, bike, & transit distance.

2. Network: sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, transit.

3. Functional & inviting designs for pedestrians, bicyclists, & transit users.

4. Safe & accessible for all ages, incomes, abilities

YES! Four elements:

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Compact neighborhoods

1. Land use. Live, work, shop, play, learn, pray.

& shared open space. Housing

above, retail

below.

Jr. High School

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2. Network encourages active travel with:

Presence of sharrows, bike lanes, pathways.

Well connected grid. Reliable, affordable,

accessible transit.

NYC

Wash DC

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Transit riders are physically active. Besser, Dannenberg, Amer. J. Prev. Med., 29 (4), Nov. 2005.

Just during the daily trip to transit: Half of transit riders

walk at least 19 mins. 29% get at least 30

mins. of activity. Minorities, poor,

urban dwellers more likely to get 30+ mins./day.

Appleton WI

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3. Site design:

Market Po

Which setting is more appealing for travel on foot, by bike?

Legacy Town Center, Dallas.

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3. Site design

Buildings at the sidewalk, not set back; parking on street or behind.

Trees, benches, lighting, awnings, human scale.

Details: bike parking, open space, plants, art, materials.

Portland OR

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Possible incentives: Decrease, share parking (include bike racks). Build-to, not set-back requirements. 2nd story residential. Expedite permits.

Appleton WI

Neenah WI

Elected, appointed officials, staff, & developers must be supported if expected to act courageously!

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4. Safety & access. Engineering can markedly improve safety.

Increasing pedestrian and bike trips decreases overall accident & fatality rates.

Curb extensions

All users

Roundabouts

(Jacobsen P, Injury Prevention, 2003; 9:205-209.)

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Four Elements of Healthy Community Design:

www.activelivingresearch.org Site design

Pedestrian bike, & transit network

Mixed land use

Safety & access for all.

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If this is such a good idea, why isnt the free market

taking us there?

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Smart Growth & Economic Success www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/economic_success.htm

Dec. 2012

Benefits to developers, realtors, investors, local governments.

Less infrastructure in compact development.

Walkability premium on real estate sales.

Flexibility & choice.

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Smart Growth & Economic Success www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/economic_success.htm

Nov. 2013

Beneficial to . . . Creative economy,

productivity, innovation. Competitive for hiring &

retaining employees. Strong retail sales,

offers customers transport choices.

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Study of street redesigns in NYC:

Pre- and post-project retail revenue.

E.g. pedestrian plazas, bike paths, redesigned intersections, BRT . . .

Improved areas exceeded borough & control area averages.

www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/dot-economic-benefits-of-sustainable-streets.pdf

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Benefits of protected bike facilities

BikeWalkAlliance.org GreenLaneProject.org

Healthier, more productive workers.

Support real estate values.

Increased retail revenue. Recruiting & retaining

skilled employees.

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On Common Ground Natl Assoc. of Realtors; Summer 2010; www.realtor.org The Next Generation of

Home Buyers: Taste for in-town living. Appetite for public

transportation. Strong green streak. Plus, Americans are

driving less overall!

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Walkability. Why we care & why you should too! Builder Magazine, Mar. 2014

Consumer desire Flexibility in design Lower development

costs . . .

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Healthy Economy

Healthy People

Prosperity

People

The triple bottom line . . .

Healthy Environment

Planet

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So how to get there? Programs. Outreach,

education, enforcement, behavior change.

Projects. Alter the built infrastructure.

Policies. Practices, guidelines, rules, ordinances.

Philadelphia

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Cyclovias, Open Streets, Summer Streets . . .

Bike to work week