Coming back up higher in this thread to share an article on anti-displacement, health, equity & community design. Making places safer to walk/bike shouldn't push people out. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #MoveEquity #HealthEquity #transportation #housing #community #SafeLandUse
Healthy Community Design, Anti-displacement, and Equity Strategies in the USA: A Scoping Review - Journal of Urban Health
Recent investments in built environment infrastructure to create healthy communities have highlighted the need for equity and environmental justice. Although the benefits of healthy community design (...
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February 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Coming back up higher in this thread to share an article on anti-displacement, health, equity & community design. Making places safer to walk/bike shouldn't push people out. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #MoveEquity #HealthEquity #transportation #housing #community #SafeLandUse
Whitman County, WA is on this list. Home to Pullman pop. ~33K and WSU (Go Cougs!). Definitely not an urban area. "Land-transport accidents (sic)" label points to importance of land use, which WA added to our SHSP. wtsc.wa.gov/wp-content/u... #CrashNotAccident #RoadSafety #SafeLandUse #UrbanPlanning
November 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Whitman County, WA is on this list. Home to Pullman pop. ~33K and WSU (Go Cougs!). Definitely not an urban area. "Land-transport accidents (sic)" label points to importance of land use, which WA added to our SHSP. wtsc.wa.gov/wp-content/u... #CrashNotAccident #RoadSafety #SafeLandUse #UrbanPlanning
"One important factor is that communities with better public transit often tend to also be more compact and walkable or cyclable, which makes them safer." - @tanyalewis.bsky.social
#RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #transit #walkability #SafeLandUse #motornormativity #CarCulture #WindshieldBias
#RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #transit #walkability #SafeLandUse #motornormativity #CarCulture #WindshieldBias
Yes, public transit is still safer than driving. Much safer. www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-p...
These Charts Explain Why Public Transit Is Safer Than Driving
The rates of fatal crashes and crime are both lower on public transportation than on roadways
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April 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"One important factor is that communities with better public transit often tend to also be more compact and walkable or cyclable, which makes them safer." - @tanyalewis.bsky.social
#RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #transit #walkability #SafeLandUse #motornormativity #CarCulture #WindshieldBias
#RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #transit #walkability #SafeLandUse #motornormativity #CarCulture #WindshieldBias