Njf redevelopment forum 2018 von hagen
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- 1. AGING-FRIENDLY IS EVERYONE FRIENDLY
- 2. Planning Healthy Communities Initiative Promoting the integration of health into planning and decision- making about projects and policies. Community-based Planning & Technical Assistance Policy Analysis Training Research
- 3. | Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center njbikeped.org NJTIP @ Rutgers
- 5. | Healthy Community Design for All Ages & Abilities Safe Outdoor & Green Spaces Connectivity & Density (places close together) Healthy Food Options Housing (varied incomes & life stages) Social Connection & Inclusion Transportation Options (transit, walk, bike) Healthy Community Design
- 6. Step It UP! Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
- 7. Streets for People BusinessesPublic Transit Users SeniorsPedestrians Motorists ADA Bicyclists Freight Children Equitable Inclusive Green
- 13. Improving well-being Base your vision on how you want to live, not what you’ve learned to live with. - Anonymous
- 14. | NJ Safe Routes Resource Center Leigh Ann Von Hagen, AICP/PP lavh@ejb.rutgers.edu 848-932-2854 New Jersey Help Desk: 848-932-7901 srts@ejb.rutgers.edu www.saferoutesnj.org
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- The benefits of age-friendly communities are diverse and wide ranging. Everything from better physical and mental health and sense of community as well as stronger economies and improved safety and mobility. This doesn’t just happen on its own. Local government’s need to take steps to activity implement policy changes through reviewing municipal plans, zoning and ordinances and make physical changes to the built environment.
- Healthy community design can improve our health where we live, work, play and worship. Here are some healthy community design principles. Many of these principles that make communities healthier also make them more attractive and affordable. They are Mixed-land use that supports short distances between homes, workplaces, schools, and recreation so people can walk or bike more easily to them. Public transit to reduce the dependence on automobiles. Pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, including sidewalks and bike paths that are safely removed from automobile traffic, as well as good right-of-way laws and clear, easy-to-follow signage. A community that is accessible and socially equitable to all residents regardless of age, ability, income and cultural custom. Housing for different incomes and stages of life. Green space and parks that are safe and easily accessible by walking or biking. Safe public spaces for social interaction. Fresh, healthy food outlets *** Source: Environmental Protection Agency. Low-Impact Development (LID) [online]. 2010 July 28. [cited 2010 Aug 11]. Available from URL: http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/green/.
- The "call to action" is a rare science-based edict meant to shape national discussion on major public health threats. What’s unique about this report is it implicates America's car culture and sprawling land use patterns as part of the problem. Smart Growth America interpreted the Call to Action with this question: What if we labeled subdivisions like we do cigarettes? "This product may be hazardous to your health.“ More and more research is showing the health consequences of our unwalkable environments. Communities designed around more compact, walkable street grids have been correlated in research with reduced rates of obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease and they also have fewer fatal car crashes. Let’s talk about NJ…
- Who is included when you are planning and designing your towns?
- Where do people need to safely access?
- How do they get there?
- Was everyone included in the decision-making process?
- Are there small, low-cost, or even temporary improvements that can make that make a difference?