Citation

Litman T. Annu. Rev. Public Health 2013; 34: 217-233.

Affiliation

Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3R7, Canada; email: litman@vtpi.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Annual Reviews)

DOI

10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114502

PMID

23330699

Abstract

This article investigates various ways that transportation policy and planning decisions affect public health and better ways to incorporate public health objectives into transport planning. Conventional planning tends to consider some public health impacts, such as crash risk and pollution emissions measured per vehicle-kilometer, but generally ignores health problems resulting from less active transport (reduced walking and cycling activity) and the additional crashes and pollution caused by increased vehicle mileage. As a result, transport agencies tend to undervalue strategies that increase transport system diversity and reduce vehicle travel. This article identifies various win-win strategies that can help improve public health and other planning objectives. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health Volume 34 is March 17, 2013. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.

Language: en