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Learn about the Safe Routes to Parks program in Columbus, Ohio. This initiative focuses on creating walkable and bikeable routes to parks, promoting active living, and improving community health. Explore various interventions, neighborhood walking maps, and programs like Walk With A Doc. Increase access to parks and enhance connectivity with Central Ohio Greenways Trails and the Connect Columbus Thoroughfare Plan. Contact Scott Ulrich, Healthy Places Coordinator, for more information.
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Safe Routes to Parks in Columbus, Ohio Scott Ulrich Healthy Places Coordinator Office of Chronic Disease Prevention Division of Neighborhood Health
About Healthy Places • Created in 2006 • Urban Planning + Public Health • Place-based interventions • Chronic disease prevention • Increasingly popular and effective
Community Design Review • Intervention in zoning process • Active living features in new development • Voluntary recommendations Policy change
Walkability Assessments • Survey-based • Barriers & Opportunities • Community-driven • Empowerment
Neighborhood Walking Maps • Outcome of Walk Audits • “Where to Walk” • Points of Interest • Varying lengths • Available at community centers and local destinations
Walk With A Doc • New spin on walking clubs • Physician-led walk & talk • Partner with local hospitals • 4 locations – N,S,E,W • City parks with walking paths
Central Ohio Greenways Trails:#1 “most-liked feature”#1 “facilities we need” Connectivity:“best thing about trails”“improvement needed”40% drive to trails
Health Impact Assessment Connect Columbus Thoroughfare Plan • Complete Street Design Guidelines • Multi-modal LOS • Priority networks • Access Management
Health Impact Assessment HIA Goals: • Increase walking, biking & transit • Reduce air pollutionand injury crashes • Access to schools, parks & healthy food • Integrate equity
stulrich@columbus.gov(614) 645-5318 Scott Ulrich Healthy Places Coordinator Office of Chronic Disease Prevention Division of Neighborhood Health