The Right Path
Monthly Newsletter
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Mission
The
International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH) is a platform for cross-disciplinary and multi-sector professionals working at the intersection of transport and health. The aim of PATH is to share information, exchange ideas, and foster collaboration to improve health, quality of life and well-being in communities by advocating for the integration of health in the urban and transport agendas.
Vision
- To create an accepted professional discipline of transport and health
- To support and encourage research and best practices aimed at integrating health into the transport and urban planning and strategic decision-making processes
- To build a cohesive community of cross-disciplinary and multi-sector professionals
IPATH Membership including THSG goes from 1 January through December 31, renewed annually
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Dual Membership
As an IPATH member, you are automatically a member of the
Transport & Health Science Group (THSG) and access to a copy of Health on the Move 2. If you are not receiving emails from THSG or have not yet received a welcome letter as a new member, please contact
Liz Davies.
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Happy New Year!
I thought it was time to give y'all a little insight into how the
TPH Link and its corresponding products, ICTH and IPATH came to be. It's simple...Don't be afraid of risk, especially when it comes to you!. And sometimes, it's best to shoot from the hip instead of having a well thought out plan. What I mean is that you have to run with an idea even if there are people in your life who think that you're completely off the mark. There will always be those people, but there will also be a few along the way who fan the flames just enough to give you the inspiration to keep moving forward. So what are you waiting for?
Jenny Mindell, Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Transport & Health was just what I needed to keep going in 2014. Jenny and I were introduced to each other through Chris Pringle of Elsevier publishing. Chris had been watching my activities on LinkedIn, specifically the group I had created; the
Transportation Public Health Link. Chris sent me an email asking if we could meet at TRB? I was attending that year to present a poster as part of my doctoral research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Chris and I met in the poster session hall at which time he suggested that I find Jenny at the Health & Transport Sub-Committee meeting. I did just that! Jenny and I ended up going to dinner that night to talk and compare notes. We quickly realized our similar experiences and goals related to the integration of health and transport. I was blessed to finally find a partner in crime!
However, things between Jenny and I have not always been easy. As you can see from the ICTH photo, the bantering between us over the first couple of years was constant and exhausting. Not only did we go through the cultural challenges of a British versus an American personality (And yes, we were often at each other's throat, which wasn't very pretty!), we had absolutely NO cash flow to support our shared vision of a transport and health conference or any other initiatives that were whirling around in our heads.
Jenny and I had an idea to create a conference specifically on transport and health where researchers and practitioners, who were often thrown into the mix at other conference events, could work together on cross-disciplinary teams. Kind of like a real-work project scenario. ICTH is meant to be a different kind of experience based on design thinking and experiential learning, which is never a refined process. There's a lot of trial and error. You should also know that there's just as much time spent on planning and developing the social programme as there is on the scientific programme. Why? The intention is to build social cohesion through direct interaction between delegates. We want delegates to make long-term working relationships...friendships...that continue even after the conference ends.
With a little ingenuity and uncertainty sprinkled with PANIC, the inaugural ICTH 2015 was held at UCL in London, England. Notice how I didn't write out UCL as University College of London since I have been properly trained (reprimanded) by Jenny to refer to UCL as UCL. Oh boy....You should know that ICTH has never been underwritten by any governmental or nonprofit entity, although, we have had wonderful sponsors and a lot of help over the years. ICTH depends on delegate registration fees to pay for almost all conference related expenses. And no, ICTH is not a big money making event. It's quite the opposite.The decision to remain independent was made so that we would be free to innovate and try new things; "stand on the table kind of things!" Some have worked, Some, not so much. It's all part of the learning curve.
In essence, ICTH is truly a labor of love. It's the result of two people from difference continents and cultures who found a way to work together to create something spectacular! Jenny and I still argue, roll our eyes at each, get frustrated and bicker like the Hatfield's and McCoy's, but at the end of the day, we are also very good friends who have taken the time to understand each other's differences...most of the time. lol
So were does IPATH fit in?
Excuse the cliche but....Nothing is ever happens in isolation. After learning from ICTH delegates and realizing there was no professional association to bring transport, urban planing and health folks together, IPATH was launched in the fall of 2016. IPATH works in partnership with THSG, the expert organization on transport and health in the UK. Both Stephen Watkins, PhD and Jenny from THSG have a seat on the
IPATH Board of Directors.
As IPATH heads into year three with a member-based agenda, we hope that you will consider joining our family. We're not perfect, may be a little dysfunctional, but we have fun and do good work! Just like ICTH, the goal of IPATH is to retain the human factor in all that we do. It's the only way we know to effectively advocate for the inclusion of health in transport planning and policy decision-making.
Best wishes for a successful 2019,
Karyn and Jenny
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Welcome NEW Members: IPATH Board of Directors!
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IPATH 2019 Membership Period
The IPATH membership period extends from 1 January through 31 December of each calendar year. Membership is affordable and offers many opportunities to learn and become involved with innovative projects and working committees. IPATH also has a dynamic Student Committee!
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Join IPATH or renew your membership and receive this nifty certificate. Whoa.
Get involve. That's the secret of life. Try everything. Join everything. Meet everybody.
Hedy Lamarr
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IPATH NEW Member Spotlight: Professor Nick Tyler
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Listen to Professor Nick Tyler as he discusses how people interact with the environment Our brains and bodies aren't designed for the tall buildings, pavement and short lines of sight in cities. By understanding how the brain processes information in the environment we may be able to improve the design of transport.
Nick is part of UCL’s
Ecological Brain project: “to explain the richness of human experiences it is critical to understand how humans operate in the real-world.’
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Socially Inclusive: Shared Transportation Services
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"The ability to be mobile and travel has always been an essential part of a social society, that allows humans to make and retain vital connections with people and places. Over the last 30 years that cars have dominated the market, car use has grown by 250%. It is estimated that there will be more than two billion cars globally by 2030. With this dramatic rise in car ownership, society began to restructure to accommodate the private car. Roads widened, motorways were built and shopping and service centres surrounded themselves with parking lots. These changes resulted in public transportation needs taking a backseat.
Society today has become more aware of how the last decade has resulted in unequal distribution of transportation needs and services between social groups and within different geographical areas. In particular, people that do not have the means to own a car, access to a car or the ability to drive a car.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE TRANSPORTATION
Subsequently, in order for transportation systems to be more accessible and inclusive for all members of society, these requirements must be met:
- Availability of Transportation: People must have good access to public transportation in all areas, as well as carsharing, bikesharing and ridehailing services as a solution for the last mile.
- Inclusive Design of Services: To ensure that shared transportation options such a car/bike sharing and on demand ridehailing services are available to people who have limited access to the internet or credit cards. This also includes reducing any physical barriers that may prevent anyone with a disability using these services.
- Affordable Transit: Through reduced fares and subsidized memberships, this will ensure everyone has ability to use public transportation and shared mobility services.
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Transport & Health Performance Metric Guidebook UPDATE
The Transportation Public Health Link (TPH Link) , International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) are working in collaboration to create a Transport and Health Performance Metric Guidebook.
A total of 74 cross-disciplinary and cross-sector authors; in addition to a growing list of peer-reviewers from across the globe have volunteered to be part of this important project. Teams are in the process of organizing their priorities and strategizing the research and writing process. To keep up to date on the progress of this exciting project, visit the
Transport & Health Performance Metric Guidebook web page often.
Peer-reviewers are currently being recruited. Please email
Karyn Warsow if you're interested.
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Smart Growth America
"Too many Americans are being struck and killed by the drivers of cars, trucks, and SUVs while walking. The full report,
Dangerous by Design 2019, chronicles the preventable epidemic of pedestrian fatalities, which have been steadily increasing in recent years, even as traffic fatalities overall have been decreasing.
Over the last decade drivers struck and killed 49,340 people walking in communities across the U.S. To put that into perspective, it's the equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people crashing—with no survivors—every month. Since Dangerous by Design 2016 the problem has only gotten worse; four out of five states and major metro areas have become more dangerous for people walking.
Why? Our federal, state, and local policies, standards, and funding mechanisms that have been in place for decades produce dangerous roads that prioritize high speeds for cars over safety for all people."
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International Conference on Transport & Health
Smart Cities. Disruptive Mobility.
Healthy People.
Abstract Submission Open 6 March through 8 May 2019
Pullman Melbourne on the
Park
Melbourne, Australia
4-8 November 2019
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Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
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Transportation plays an important role in health, well-being, and quality of life. The transportation system provides access to goods and services critical to health such as affordable/healthy foods, health care, education, and career opportunities. Active transportation options are known to increase physical activity, reduce obesity, and lower rates of disease. Transportation is a top contributor to urban air pollution, with major impacts to respiratory and lung health. The transportation system has a significant impact on the health of our communities. Read more:
http://bit.ly/ITEQuickBitesHealth
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Academic Opportunities
University of Oxford
FREE Webinars
Call For Papers
Because of technical issues in December 2018 and many people in S America being on holiday in January, we have responded to many requests and have extended the deadline to 28 February 2019. Manuscripts relevant to this topic can also be submitted after that for regular issues of the journal.
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Scientific Journal Articles & Reports
Article collection features the latest research
Mobility Lab - Commute technology helps hospital go multimodal in
new video
UCL Transport Institute -
Neuroscience for Cities Playbook A set of new tools, methodologies and strategies for organisations big and small, to adopt neuroscience insights to help design cities.
The Value of Urban Trees Urban and street trees provide many ecosystem services essential for making cities liveable and creating healthy streets. These include providing shade, flood mitigation, filtering air pollution, habitat for birds, mammals and other plants, as well as wider recreational and aesthetic benefits.A new study calculates that trees also store a lot of carbon.
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Postdoctoral Associate – Transportation Engineering Specialty, Fresno State Transportation Institute, Lyles College of Engineering
- Graphic Design Specialist
- Transportation Travel Demand Modeler
- Transportation Planner
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst
Location: Arizona State University – Tempe Campus
- Director of Smart Cities
- Thriving Communities Program Manager
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Thank you for taking the time to read through The Right Path Newsletter! If you have ideas to improve the newsletter or would like to contribute, please email us at
kwarsow@tphlink.com
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