Strategies

This section identifies and describes evidence-based policies, strategies, and interventions (“strategies”) that transportation practitioners can use to address health. Each strategy is related to one or more indicators in the THT. The following information is presented for each strategy:

• A brief description
• The related THT indicators
• How the strategy could result in positive health benefits
• Resources for additional information on the strategy
• Resources that provide a base of evidence for the brief description and in general
• An example, or examples, of how the strategy has been applied in practice

The following strategies are included:

• Built environment strategies to deter crime
• Child Passenger Safety laws, child safety seat distribution programs, education and enhanced enforcement
• Clean freight
• Complete Streets
• Distracted driving
• Encourage and promote safe bicycling and walking
• Expand bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
• Expand public transportation
• Graduated driver licensing systems
• Health impact assessment (HIA)
• Health performance metrics
• High-occupancy vehicle lanes
• Impaired driving laws
• Improve roadway safety
• Improve vehicles and fuels
• Integrate health and transportation planning
• In-vehicle monitoring and feedback
• Multimodal access to public transportation
• Promote connectivity
• Ride sharing programs
• Rural public transportation systems
• Safe Routes to School programs
• Seat belt laws
• Strengthen helmet laws
• Traffic calming to slow vehicle speeds