Workshops

Transportation System Strategies To Reduce Greenhouse Gas In Florida

and Support Healthy Communities

The following three workshops help identify and foster transportation and land use policy and projects that individually, and synergistically, work to reduce the generation of greenhouse gases and provide clear public health and environmental benefits. Three workshops were held May 28th in Tallahassee, June 16th in Orlando and June 17th, Ft. Lauderdale. Each workshop is planned (tentatively) to be held from 10:00am to 3:30pm. The morning portion focused on the national and state level coverage of important/evolving greenhouse gas and transportation related issues such as better integration of our communities to achieve walkable, bikable, reduced VMT and transit community arrangements that serve citizens. The afternoon portion is likewise directed, but had a panel made from experts local to the area where the workshop is being held.

For all session of the workshop, in addition to the transportation system design objectives to reduce greenhouse gases, an important underlying theme is to weave in the individual and community health benefits gained by better integration of our communities to achieve walkable, bikable, reduced VMT and transit situations. Further, a luncheon speaker presented at each workshop in more detail regarding the design of healthy communities.

RESULTS - Presentations

1. Tallahassee
2. Orlando
3. Ft. Lauderdale

   At each workshop the following presenters appeared in the morning portion of the day to address the larger state and national perspectives as well as localized examples of innovative policy, projects and actions.

• Dr. Michael Meyer, Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Transportation Group, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Kathy Neill, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Florida Department of Transportation
• Peter Plumeau, RSG Transportation Planning & Policy Analysis , Burlington Vermont
• Charles Gauthier, AICP, Director, Division of Community Planning
  Florida Department of Community Affairs

Background Paper 1

Background Paper 2

References

Presenters/Moderators Bios

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A. ) The Legal Background

Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change (the Climate Action Team)

• Executive Order 07-126
• Executive Order 07-127
• Executive Oder 07-128
• The Memorandum of Agreement between Center for Climate Strategies and the Department of Enviornmental Protection lays out CCS's role in the process.
• Florida Action Team Final Report

2008 State Legislation

HB 7135 – Energy/Climate Change

• MPOs should: .. Minimize GHG emissions .. Consider strategies for integrating transportation/land use planning – sustainable development/reduce GHG ..

CS/HB 697 - New local govt. comp. plan requirements: .. Future land use element: discourage urban sprawl, energy-efficient land use, GHG reduction strategies .. Traffic circulation element: strategies to reduce transp. sector GHG 18 .. Conservation and housing elements: energy conservation

Chapter 163, F.S. DCA Web Page regarding Greenhouse Gas/Congestion Reduction Strategies

B.) Workshops - White Paper Strategies To Reduce Greenhouse Gas In Florida

C.) Climate Change and Transportation Related

1. The Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse
2. Florida Energy & Climate Commission
3. Florida Department of Transportation Weekly Briefs
4. Transportation for America
5. Trust for Public Land - Beyond Lightbulbs & Hybrids - Climate Change Workshop
6. Ways to Design Gas Savings into U.S. Roads - National Public Radio - Ian Lockwood, traffic engineer and partner with Glatting Jackson, a Florida-based community-planning design firm, talks to Melissa Block about ways to cut gas consumption in the face of record gasoline prices.
7. American Public Transit Organization (APTA ) - Public Transportation's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Reduction
8. Cool Connections - CoolConnections is a source of information and a forum for discussion on integrated transportation and land use strategies that deliver sustainability of climate, energy and public health.
9. APTA Climate Change Report
10. PedShed - Connectivity Part 6: Vehicle Miles and Traffic
11. American Planning Association Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change
12. BLOG - Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

D.) Healthy Community Related

1. Atlanta Beltline: Health Impact Assessment
   Catherine Ross, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/HIA/
2. Creating a Healthy Environment: the Impact of the Built Environment on Public Health
   Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH; Chris Kochtitzky, MSP
   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/articles/Creating%20A%20Healthy%20Environment.pdf
3. The Built Environment and Children's Health
   http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/articles/The%20Built%20Environment%20and%20Children%20Health.pdf
4. Urban Sprawl and Public Health
   Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH.
   http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/articles/Urban%20Sprawl%20and%20Public%20Health%20-%20PHR.pdf
5. The Public Health Effects of Sprawl: A Compelling Case for Addressing Public Health in Transportation and Land Use Policy
   Congressional Briefing Summary
   Environmental and Energy Study Institute
   http://www.eesi.org/publications/Briefing%20Summaries/10.2.03%20Sprawl%20Briefing%20Summary.pdf
6. Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity
   Reid Ewing, Tom Schmid, Richard Killingsworth, Amy Zlot, Stephen Raudenbush
   The Science of Health Promtion
   September/October 2003, Vol. 18, No. 1
   http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/report/JournalArticle.pdf
7. Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl: A National Analysis of Physical Activity, Obesity, and Chronic Disease
   Barbara A. McCann, Reid Ewing
   Smart Growth America
   Surface Transportation Policy Project, September 2003
   http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/report/HealthSprawl8.03.pdf
8. How Land Use and Transportation Systems Impact Public Health
   A Literature Review of the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Built Form
   ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative Working Paper #1
   http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pdf/aces-workingpaper1.pdf
9. Walking to Public Transit: Steps to Help Meet Physical Activity Recommendations
   Lilah Besser, MSPH, Andrew L. Dannenburg, MD, MPH
   http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/publications/besser_dannenberg.pdf
10. Bridging the Gap: Florida Division of Environmental Health, Daniel Parker, MSP Division Operations and Management Consultant
    http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/learning/bridging-transcript.htm
11. As Suburbs Grow, So do Waistlines
    NY Times
    http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EED61338F937A3575AC0A9659C8B63&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=1
12. City, Suburban designs could be bad for your health
    USA Today
    http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-04-22-walk-cover_x.htm

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    E.) More Climate Change, Land Use & Transportation

    Agenda for a Sustainable America by John Dernbach . Published, 01/15/2009 by the Environmental Law Institute Environmental Law Institute. ISBN: 9781585761333.

    Climate Action Team. Climate Action Team's Proposed Early Actions to Mitigate Climate Change in California-Draft for Public Review. Sacramento: California Department of Environmental Quality, April 30, 2007.

    CO2 Reductions Attributable to Smart Growth in California, 2003. Ewing, Reid Ph.D. Research Professor National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland & Arthur C. Nelson, Ph.D. FAICP, Presidentail Professor of City Metropolitan Planning, Director of Metropolitan Research, University of Utah.

    Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets, Congressional Budget Office, January 2008.

    Impact of Urban Form on U.S. Residential Energy Use, Housing Policy Debate Ewing, R. and F. Rong, , Vol. 19, 2008, pp. 1-30.

    Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, Reid Ewing, Keith Bartholomew, Steve Winkelman, Jerry Walters, and Don Chen. (Urban Land Institute).

    Is Support forTraditionally Designed Communities Growing? Evidence From Two National Surveys, Handy, S. J.F. Sallis, D. Weber, E. Maibach, and M. Hollander, Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 74, no. 3, 2008, pp. 209-221.

    Leadership in a New Era, Nelson, A.C., Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 72, no. 4, 2006, pp. 393-409.

    Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change, American Planning Association

    Public Transportation's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Reduction, American Public Transportation Association.

    Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings.

    The Broader Connection Between Public Transportation, Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, American Public Transportation Association.

    The Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change Final Report

    The Role of Land Use in Meeting California's Energy and Climate Change Goals, Draft Staff Paper, California Energy Commission.

    The Sustainable Future, On Common Ground, Summer 2008 Issue.

    Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change: The Dual Benefits of Energy-Efficient Buildings in Energy-Efficient Locations, Congressional Briefing, July 2008.
    

    In addition, there are several "Smart Growth" related websites, which may offer additional guidance, including:

    Smart Growth America

    Smart Growth Online

    Smart Growth/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    The Role of Local Land Use and Transportation Planning in Reducing Greenhouse Gas, Secretary Tom Pelham, Esq., AICP, Florida Department of Community Affairs

    Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, Reid Ewing, Keith Bartholomew, Steve Winkelman, Jerry Walters, and Don Chen. (Urban Land Institute)

    The Broader Connection Between Public Transportation, Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, American Public Transportation Association

    Public Transportation's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Reduction, American Public Transportation Association

    Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change, American Planning Association

    Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings

    The Role of Land Use in Meeting California's Energy and Climate Change Goals, Draft Staff Paper, California Energy Commission

    Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change: The Dual Benefits of Energy-Efficient Buildings in Energy-Efficient Locations, Congressional Briefing, July 2008

    The Sustainable Future, On Common Ground, Summer 2008 Issue

    The Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change Final Report