Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan HIA Report (PDF)
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Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan
Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan
LocationAberdeen
North Carolina
Organization University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; FirstHealth
In August 2011, the Town of Aberdeen in Moore County released the proposed Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan (APTP). The goals of the APTP are to create more walkable spaces, increase pedestrian connectivity, calm traffic patterns, and increase pedestrian safety (APTP, 2011). During the fall semester of 2011, the team collaborated with Melissa Watford of FirstHealth and conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to evaluate the potential impacts of the APTP on child health and health disparities in Aberdeen.
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.
Active transportation, Bridges and roads, Parks and green spaces, Planning
Drivers of health:
Diet and physical activity, Safe and accessible active transportation routes, Safe and affordable parks and recreational facilities, Safe street infrastructure
Affected populations:
Racial and ethnic minorities, Children, Economically disadvantaged
Community types:
Urban
Research methods:
Literature review, Primary research, Qualitative research
