Organization Florida Gulf Coast University; Tice Historic Community Planning Panel
Researchers from Florida Gulf Coast University, in partnership with the Tice Historic Community Planning Panel, completed a rapid HIA of a road-widening project in a primarily low-income minority community in Lee County, Florida. In 2010 Lee County Department of Transportation completed the design plans for Ortiz Avenue. These design plans identified a four-lane, divided road with a speed limit of 45 MPH. Currently, the SR 80 section is a two-lane road with a speed limit of 35 MPH. Project construction was delayed due to funding concerns, providing the opportunity for an HIA to examine the potential health impacts related to the roadway expansion.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
Clean air and water, Diet and physical activity, Family and social support, Safe and accessible active transportation routes, Safe street infrastructure
Affected populations:
Economically disadvantaged, Racial and ethnic minorities
