A collaborative project integrating planning and public health where we live, learn, work, and play.

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Plan4Health Nashua
Project in Pictures
A collaborative project integrating
planning and public health where
we live, learn, work, and play.
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2. About Nashua
 New Hampshire’s
second largest city with
86,933 residents
 Two-thirds of population
is either over-weight or
obese
 17.4% of 3rd grade
students are obese
 9.3% of residents are
below the poverty level
 Unemployment rate is
6.2%
These trends are more pronounced in
certain areas of Nashua

3. Plan4Health Nashua
 Coalition began in early
2015 with a $125,000
grant from the APA to
support active
transportation in Nashua
 Builds off work already
being done by City of
Nashua to address
obesity
 Goal is to advance
street planning and
design that support safe
multi-modal
transportation
Founding Partners:

4. Integration with
Community Health
Improvement
Planning
Last year, the Greater
Nashua Public Health
Advisory Council officially
endorsed the Plan4Health
Nashua program as a
community initiative
included in Nashua’s 2015-
2018 Community Health
Improvement Plan.

5. Convening Partners
The coalition continues to
expand to include community
members from all sectors.
Example partners:
 NeighborWorks
 Greater Nashua Boys & Girls
Club
 Police Athletic League
 Goodale’s Bike Shop
 Nashua YMCA
 Complete Streets Coalition of
New Hampshire
 Nashua Silver Knights
 Positive Street Art
 Great American Downtown
The coalition convened 18 partners in October
2016 to meet with the mayor, share information,
and advance Complete Streets work in Nashua.

6. Street Analysis
Objective: Determine how
easy or difficult it is for
bicyclists and pedestrians
to get around the City.
 Level of Traffic Stress
(LTS) score was given to
Nashua streets
 A similar study is being
done for walkability

7. LTS Data
Segments, approaches,
and intersections are given
an LTS score from 1 to 4,
with 4 being the most
“stressful” – or least
suitable for bicyclists.
The five neighborhoods
that show high LTS scores
represent 50% of the
Nashua population, and
include areas with the
greatest social, economic,
and environmental
disparities.
Community Map with LTS data overlay:
Orange and red indicate higher levels of traffic stress for bicyclists

8. Complete Streets
Guidebook
 Informed by LTS street
analysis and ordinance
review
 Ideas to work toward equity
in access for all users
 Assessment of current
street and trail conditions
 Opportunities for creating
and maintaining alternative
transportation networks for
increased connection
 Considerations for policy
updates to ensure streets
are safe and convenient for
all users

9. Education
 NHPHA Annual Meeting
 HEAL NH Conference
 Planning Board
Presentation
 Complete Streets
Training Temporary
installations
 Project updates to state
legislators
 Newsletter articles to
partners constituents Nashua’s Mayor was one of several speakers at
Plan4Health Nashua’s Complete Streets
Training in March 2016.

10. Community
Outreach
 Educate community
 Garner support for
Complete Streets
 Feedback about walking
and bicycling habits and
comfort level to adjust
LTS data as necessary
Plan4Health Nashua attended several events, including
NeighborFest in June 2015, to promote the project while
getting feedback from the community about how safe they
feel certain Nashua streets are for pedestrians and bicyclists.

11. Multi-Media
Communications
 Press releases
 Guest editorials
 Visibility at events
 Web pages
 Facebook & Twitter
 Fact sheets & rack card
 Newsletters
 Video
 Webinar
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AboutNashua’s
Plan4HealthProject
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safeactivetransportation
Decreasetheburdenof obesityandchronic
diseaseintheCityof Nashua
Support ahealthy, economically
vibrant community
CONTACTS:
SARAHMARCHANT, AICP, CommunityDevelopment DivisionDirector, Cityof Nashua,
NHNNECAPANHLegislativeLiaison:(603) 589-3095| marchants@nashuanh.gov
BEVERLYDOOLAN, ProgramCoordinator, NashuaDivisionof PublicHealthand
CommunityServices:(603) 589-4508| doolanb@nashuanh.gov
NICHOLASJ. COATES(NIK), ActiveLivingCoordinator, HEALNH:(603) 415-4263|
ncoates@healthynh.com
COMPLETE STREETS: Planning and design process
that ensures roads provide safe access for all users,
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PLAN4HEALTH:NationalcollaborationbetweenAmerican
PlanningAssociation(APA) andAmericanPublic Health
Association (APHA) that awarded grants in 18 U.S.
communities, includingtheCityof Nashua. Plan4Health
is a 15-month program supported by the Centers for
DiseaseControl andPrevention(CDC).
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“Monday morning, 18 community members from a wide
range of groups met at City Hall and walked along the
Nashua Heritage Rail Trail and discussed Plan4Health
Nashua’s Complete Streets Project and improvement of
the area’s walkability.”
– Published 10/21/15 in The Nashua Telegraph

12. The Work Continues
• Part of 2015-2018
Community Health
Improvement Plan
• “Planning for Parks and
Playgrounds” project led by
NRPC in Nashua
• Charrette in June to discuss
community revitalization –
including walkability – in
Nashua’s French Hill
neighborhood
• Supporting other NH
communities by providing
Complete Streets materials
and best practices
• Participating in efforts for
statewide Complete Streets
policy
In May 2016, P4HN participated in a Complete
Streets informational session in Nashua, one of
many such events organized by the statewide
Complete Streets Coalition.