ISAIAH, a Health Impact Project Grantee, held a 300-person meeting March 5, 2011 to share initial results from their HIA analysis. A full report is anticipated in June. ISAIAH, TakeAction Minnesota and PolicyLink, are working together in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to conduct an HIA of proposed land-use changes related to a new light rail transit line that will connect the Twin Cities. The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line, which runs through low-income and immigrant communities in St. Paul, could have wide-reaching, positive impacts on health if it leads to a reduction in air pollution and increased access to grocery stores, parks and open space without displacing local residents and businesses.
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MinnPost.com: “Study Warns a Way of Life Threatened Along New Central Corridor Line”
Minnesota Public Radio: “Gazing into the Central Corridor Crystal Ball”