A Progress Review of the Healthy Transportation Compact
Legislative Charge
Actions towards Charge
I.
Promote inter-agency cooperation on implementing healthy
transportation policy that efficiently incorporates state and
federal policies and programs
•
•
•
•
Planning Ahead for Growth
Mass in Motion
Complete Streets trainings
Built Environment Community
of Practice
II.
Develop a healthy transportation framework that increases
access to healthy transportation alternatives that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, improves access to services for
persons with mobility limitations and increases opportunities
for physical activities.
•
•
GreenDOT & Mode Shift Goal
Global Warming Solution Act
III.
Develop methods to increase bicycle and pedestrian travel,
incorporate the principles, findings and recommendations of
the Massachusetts bicycle transportation plan and establish a
framework for implementation of the Bay State Greenway
Network.
•
•
Mass in Motion
Healthy Transportation
Directive
Promotion of Bay State
Greenway through our work
with MPOs
Develop and implement policies to support the construction
of complete streets for all users, consistent with the most
current edition of the Project Development and Design Guide.
•
IV.
•
•
•
Healthy Transportation
Directive
MA Healthy Community Design
Tool Kit: Leveraging Positive
Change
Complete Streets Trainings
V.
Establish methods to implement the use of health impact
assessments to determine the effect of transportation projects
on public health and vulnerable populations.
•
•
Grounding McGrath HIA Pilot
Incorporation into existing
planning efforts
VI.
Facilitate access to the most appropriate, cost-effective
transportation services within existing resources for persons
with mobility challenges.
•
•
Mass in Motion
Statewide Coordination Council
on Community Transportation
VII.
Expand service offerings for the Safe Routes to Schools
program.
•
Continued outreach
VIII.
Explore opportunities and encourage the use of public-private
partnerships with private and nonprofit institutions.
•
Limited Focus to Date
IX.
Establish an advisory council with private and nonprofit
advocacy groups as the compact sees fit.
•
Limited Focus to Date
X.
Institute a health impact assessment for use by planners,
transportation administrators, public health administrators and
developers
•
•
•
Grounding McGrath
Speed Limit
Healthy Neighborhood Equity
Fund
Grounding McGrath
Logan Airport Health Study
Beginning next year we will
complete an annual report
XI.
Develop and implement a method for monitoring progress on
achieving the goals of this section and provide any other
recommendations that would, in the judgment of the compact,
advance the principles set forth in this section.
•
•
•