{"id":3039,"date":"2018-09-20T21:02:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T21:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canue.ca\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2024-07-28T22:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T22:57:57","slug":"lessons-learned-moving-walkability-to-policy-and-practice-october-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canue.ca\/fr\/lessons-learned-moving-walkability-to-policy-and-practice-october-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned: Moving Walkability to Policy and Practice | October 16 | 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Utilitarian walkability by 1km buffered postal code – Prepared by Urban Design 4 Health Ltd and Toronto Public Health
\nThe Walkable City: Neighbourhood Design and Preferences, Travel Choices and Health, April 2012 Toronto Public Health<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hear about Dr. Frank’s recent collaborative work in Metro Vancouver, linking detailed data on neighbourhood walkability, regional transit and park access with\u00a0Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stress, and sense of community relationships across a range of age and income cohorts, followed by a\u00a0broader discussion of\u00a0 walkability research and future directions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"L<\/strong>awrence Frank<\/strong>\u00a0is Professor in Sustainable Transportation and Public Health at UBC and specializes in the interaction between land use, travel behavior, air quality; and health.\u00a0 He coined the term \u201cwalkability\u201d in the early – mid 90\u2019s; his work led to WalkScore and has been cited over 26,000 times making him one of the 2 most cited planning academics globally. Thompson and Reuters has listed him in the top 1% globally since 2014 as a highly cited researcher.\u00a0 Dr. Frank has published over 150 peer reviewed articles and reports and co-authored two of the leading books \u2013\u00a0Heath and Community Design<\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0Urban Sprawl and Public Health<\/u>\u00a0which helped to map out the field emerging at the nexus of planning and health.<\/p>\n

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