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Meghan Winters1, Daniel Fuller2, Marie-Soleil Cloutier3
1Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada mwinters@sfu.ca.
BMJ Open
|April 17, 2024
Summary
This study explores how to implement sustainable transportation interventions, like bike networks and speed management, to improve urban health and equity. It aims to develop new frameworks and tools for wider adoption of these initiatives.
Area of Science:
- Urban planning and public health
- Implementation science
- Transportation engineering
Background:
- Cities face challenges in population health, congestion, climate change, and inequity.
- Active transportation interventions encounter practical and political obstacles.
- Existing implementation science frameworks may not fully address sustainable transportation complexities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To understand the success factors, equity, health, and mobility impacts of sustainable transportation interventions.
- To adapt and advance implementation science for healthy cities.
- To develop scalable solutions for sustainable transportation.
Main Methods:
- Mixed-methods research program (CapaCITY/É) across nine Canadian municipalities and Victoria, Australia.
- Focus on all ages and abilities bicycle networks and motor vehicle speed management.
- Documentation of implementation processes and outcomes; examination of equity, health, and mobility impacts.
Main Results:
- Development of a novel sustainable transportation implementation science framework.
- Creation of tools to scale up and scale out interventions.
- Training of interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners.
Conclusions:
- Implementation science can be advanced to support sustainable transportation.
- Novel frameworks and tools are needed for successful intervention scaling.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration is key for integrating sustainable transportation into urban planning.
Keywords:
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