creating quality places reconnecting parks and communities
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Creating Quality Places Reconnecting parks and communities. Peter C. Moe, AICP National Center for Bicycling & Walking. N/ATRANSCRIPT
Creating Creating Quality Quality PlacesPlaces
Reconnecting Reconnecting parks and parks and
communitiescommunitiesPeter C. Moe, AICPPeter C. Moe, AICP
National Center forNational Center for
Bicycling & WalkingBicycling & Walking
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985BRFSS, 1985
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986BRFSS, 1986
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987BRFSS, 1987
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988BRFSS, 1988
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989BRFSS, 1989
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990BRFSS, 1990
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991BRFSS, 1991
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992BRFSS, 1992
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993BRFSS, 1993
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994BRFSS, 1994
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995BRFSS, 1995
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996BRFSS, 1996
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997BRFSS, 1997
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998BRFSS, 1998
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999BRFSS, 1999
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsObesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000BRFSS, 2000
(*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
Source: Mokdad AH.
N/A <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
Spot the Pedestrian…Spot the Pedestrian…
The result?The result?
1955 2002
"It is not necessary to change. "It is not necessary to change.
Survival is not mandatory."Survival is not mandatory."
-W. Edwards Denning-W. Edwards Denning
Transportation
Safety &Security
Parks and Recreation
Land Use & Design
Schools
Public Health Policy and Advocacy
Bicycling & Walking…the Bicycling & Walking…the trench war with trench war with TransportationTransportation
30 years of grassroots advocacy with 30 years of grassroots advocacy with marginal successesmarginal successes
ISTEA, TEA-21 changed the rulesISTEA, TEA-21 changed the rules Process success, but is it real?Process success, but is it real? You can’t win without partners…. You can’t win without partners….
preferably BIG partnerspreferably BIG partners Partners can help elevate your issuePartners can help elevate your issue
Schools: What have we done to Schools: What have we done to our kids?our kids?
Rates of obesity among youth have tripled in
the last 30 Years.
Decline in Walking, 1977-1995Decline in Walking, 1977-1995
9.38.5
7.2
5.5
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10
1977 1983 1990 1995
Per
cent
of T
rips
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
Ecological Association : TV, Cars and Ecological Association : TV, Cars and Obesity in the UKObesity in the UK
25
50
75
100
125
150
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990
% Obese
TV viewing (hrs/week)
Cars (per household)
BMJ, 1995: 311: 437
Safe Routes to SchoolSafe Routes to School Our transportation Our transportation
system has left system has left our kids behind.our kids behind.
Parents, Parents, advocates, school advocates, school officials work officials work together to restore together to restore the trip to school.the trip to school.
California has one of the highest child pedestrian fatality rates in California has one of the highest child pedestrian fatality rates in the United States. Being hit by a car while walking is the second the United States. Being hit by a car while walking is the second leading cause of death for kids aged 5 to 12 in California. leading cause of death for kids aged 5 to 12 in California.
The Safe Routes to School bill would designate a portion of federal The Safe Routes to School bill would designate a portion of federal transportation safety funding towards a program that would allow transportation safety funding towards a program that would allow local governments to access funds to improve school area safety. local governments to access funds to improve school area safety.
The Bill was supported by a broad coalition of interests, from The Bill was supported by a broad coalition of interests, from transportation safety to environmental and social justice, transportation safety to environmental and social justice, education and child welfare advocates. education and child welfare advocates.
The California
Model
The SRTS Spin…The SRTS Spin…
CDC: Kidswalk to CDC: Kidswalk to School GuideSchool Guide
National Walk your National Walk your Child to School DayChild to School Day
Safe Routes to Safe Routes to School School Demonstration Demonstration ProgramProgram
Local access to parks is a necessary Local access to parks is a necessary component of a healthy communitycomponent of a healthy community
Elevating public health issues Elevating public health issues elevates parks and recreation issueselevates parks and recreation issues
Land managers and health interests Land managers and health interests must work together to achieve must work together to achieve common benefits and goalscommon benefits and goals
Parks and Recreation Making the
Connection
The Health The Health Community is Community is
coming…coming…
CDC, NPS, USDA-CDC, NPS, USDA-FSFS
Robert Wood Robert Wood Johnson Johnson FoundationFoundation National Program National Program
OfficeOffice Health ChampionsHealth Champions Pathways to Pathways to
ActivityActivity State-level State-level
initiativesinitiatives
Words from the Words from the Future Health Future Health
CzarCzar ““Everybody has Everybody has
parks.”parks.” ““Everybody goes there Everybody goes there
and has fun (& stuff).”and has fun (& stuff).” ““Can we go outside, Can we go outside,
now Dad, pleeease?now Dad, pleeease?
The Trail’s End…The Trail’s End…
Peter MoePeter Moe
National Center for National Center for
Bicycling & WalkingBicycling & Walking
Washington, DCWashington, DC
[email protected]@bikewalk.org
www.bikewalk.orgwww.bikewalk.org
[email protected]@topica.com