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Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment Prepared by Crystal Myslajek December 2013 1 The Bottineau Locally Transitway Preferred Alternative High frequency LRT Will be an extension of the Hiawatha LRT (Blue Line) 13

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Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment

Prepared by Crystal Myslajek December 2013

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The Bottineau Transitway

  • High frequency LRT
  • Will be an extension of the

Hiawatha LRT (Blue Line)

  • 13 miles, downtown

Minneapolis to northwestern suburbs

  • 10-11 new stations
  • Operation in 2019/2020

Locally Preferred Alternative

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Community Health

Wh What at do do tran anspor porta tati tion

  • n an

and d lan and d us use e have e to do do wit ith hea ealth? h?

  • Healt

alth starts in the environmen

  • nments

ts where we live, work and play

  • Our environment has a significant impact on our health, from

traffic injuries/fatalities to obesity and respiratory illness

  • Transp

anspor

  • rtation

tation invest estmen ments ts (like highways, public transit and sidewalks) shape our environments

  • Transportation and station area inves

estm tments nts that consider nsider health alth can bring ng bene nefits ts to a communi mmunity ty – such as increased quality of life and better health

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Community Health

Hea ealth h di dispa parit itie ies

  • Avoidable differences in health between communities

that are caused by a wider set of forces: historical and contemporary injustices in economics, social policies, politics, and our built environment

  • In Hennepin County, low-income communities and

communities of color have higher rates of preventable health problems than do higher income and White populations.

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Community Health

Hea ealth h equi equity

  • Results when everyone can achieve their full

health potential and avoidable differences in health are eliminated.

  • Stat

ation ion area a plans s should uld advance e community munity health lth and nd health lth equi uity ty.

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About Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

  • A set of steps to examine the pot

poten enti tial ef effec ects ts

  • f a pr

propo posed sed po polic icy y or pr project ject on the health

  • f communities
  • Used to hel

elp p stakeh eholde

  • lders consid

sider er hea ealth h when health might not

  • therwise be included in the

conversation

  • HIA is a new app

pproach ch

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Bottineau HIA: Process

  • Collected stakeholder input through:
  • Advisory Committee
  • Focus groups
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Public meetings
  • Results from other community studies
  • Project consultants:

African Career, Education and Resource, Inc., Northwest Hennepin Human Service Council, and NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center

  • Data on population, health, and land uses
  • Employment, population, and transit ridership forecasts

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Bottineau HIA: Topics

  • Employment
  • Affordability: Housing + Transportation
  • Education
  • Healthy Food
  • Physical Activity
  • Traffic Safety

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Bottineau HIA: Topics

  • Physic

sical al Activ ivity ity

  • Emplo

ployment yment

  • Affordability

ability: : Housing sing + Transpor ansportation tation Cost sts

  • Educ

ucation ation

  • Traf

affic ic Safety ty

  • Healt

althy Food

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Ph Physical sical Acti tivit ity

  • The transitway could increase people’s daily

physical activity

  • Nationally, people who use transit get 24 minutes of exercise per

weekday just by walking to and from transit.

  • Improved environments for biking and walking
  • Improved access to Theodore Wirth Park
  • Why this matters for health
  • Exercise is vital for good health, but half of adults in Hennepin

County do not get the recommended levels of exercise

November 21, 2013

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Empl ployment yment

  • The transitway could improve access to jobs
  • Increased connections to jobs and economic growth
  • Construction, and operation and maintenance jobs
  • Why this matters for health
  • When people have quality jobs that

provide a living wage they tend to live longer and have better physical and mental health.

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Affor

  • rda

dabil bilit ity: y: Housin ing g + Transpo portati tion

  • n Costs

ts

  • The transitway could make the combined

costs of housing and transportation more affordable

  • Transportation and housing costs are the

two largest expenses for American families

  • Transportation is a hidden cost
  • Why this matters for health
  • High costs put families at risk for foreclosure and

homelessness

  • Lower transportation costs means more left over in families’

budgets for resources like nutritious food and health care

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Edu ducation ation

  • The transitway will provide access to colleges and

vocational schools

  • North Hennepin Community College, Summit Academy, MCTC,

the U of MN, and other schools throughout the region

  • High transportation costs are barriers to attending college
  • Why this matters for health
  • More education means better chances to securing jobs that pay

well, are not dangerous, and do not have unhealthy conditions

  • With more education, people gain knowledge and skills that help

them access health information and resources

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Traf affic ic Saf afety ety

  • The transitway could improve traffic safety
  • Transit is one of the safest forms of transportation available
  • Improved places for walking and biking (such as more

crosswalks and bike lanes) reduce the risk of traffic injuries and deaths

  • Why this matters for health
  • Injuries from motor vehicle crashes affect quality of life and have

huge costs for the injured and their families.

  • In 2011, 5,089 people were injured in crashes in the cities

along the Bottineau Transitway.

November 21, 2013

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Bottineau HIA: Findings

Hea ealth thy y Food

  • The transitway could improve

access to healthy food

  • New development in communities

could include grocery stores, farmers markets and other food vendors.

  • Why this matters for health
  • Good nutrition is vital to health
  • Less than 1/3 of residents living in

Corridor cities eat recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables

  • When people have access to healthy

food they are better able to include these foods into their diets

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Bottineau HIA: Key Findings

  • Community

mmunity he health alth an and he health alth eq equi uity ty can be improved ed though the Bottineau LRT project

  • The impact of the transitway on health will

depend on the land d uses es surroundi

  • unding

g the e new stat ation ions

  • The impact of the transitway on low-income

and minority communities will depend on efforts to en ensur ure e thei eir ac acce cess s to light rail

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Bottineau HIA: Top Recommendations

1. 1. Identif ntify y low-inc incom

  • me and transit

nsit-de depend penden ent t communities munities that could connect to the transitway 2. Continue commu munit nity y parti ticipat cipation ion throughout planning process, including with underrepresented groups 3. Target resid siden enti tial al and commer mercial ial growt wth in the station areas that will benefit current and future communities 4. Incorporate pedest strian ian and bicycle le infrast rastructure cture improvements into station area plans 5. Preserve and support the development of afforda dable ble and mix ixed ed-inc incom

  • me housing near transit locations

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Next Steps

  • Hennepin County will carry forward HIA fin

indi ding ngs and r d rec ecomme

  • mmenda

dati tions

  • ns into station area planning

by:

  • Integrating health

lth-foc

  • cused

used design ign and commun munit ity y engagem gemen ent t into station area planning

  • Bringing a focus on health

lthy y communities munities and health lth equit ity y into ongoing coordinatio ination n efforts ts with our community and government partners

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Station Area Planning

How w ca can you

  • u par

articipat ticipate? e?

In order for station area planning to be successful, we need to hear from everyone. Here is how you can participate:

  • Attend future meetings in your community (may be

hosted by community groups, or by project partners)

  • Look for future community workshops, focus groups,

and surveys during station area planning

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Station Area Planning

How w ca can you

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lear arn n mo more? e?

  • Stop by the information table
  • Sign-up for email updates
  • Visit:
  • HIA: http://www.hennepin.us/bottineauhia
  • Transitway and Station Area Planning:

http://bottineautransitway.org or http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Proje cts/Furture-Projects/Bottineau-Transitway.aspx

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Contacts

  • HIA:

A:

  • Crystal Myslajek: crystal.myslajek@hennepin.us
  • Sta

tation tion Area a Pl Plan anning: ning:

  • Andrew Gillett: andrew.gillett@hennepin.us
  • Denise Engen: denise.engen@hennepin.us
  • Botti

Bottine neau au Tran ansitw sitway

  • Brent Rusco: brent.rusco@hennepin.us

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