T H E H E A LT H Y S T R E E T S A P P R O A C H Speaker Panellist Panellist Moderator Lucy Saunders Hwang Yu Ning Dr Paul Barter Jeremy Yap Public Health Specialist - Deputy Chief Executive Adjunct Associate Professor Deputy Chief Executive, Transport & Public Realm Officer & Chief Planner Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Public Transport, Policy & Planning Greater London Authority & Urban Redevelopment Authority National University of Singapore Land Transport Authority Transport for London @PaulABarter @LE_Saunders
Introduction to Healthy Streets Lucy Saunders FFPH
The Healthy Streets Approach
The big 5 health impacts of urban transport The health impacts of the transport system in urban areas relate to how we manage motorised road transport Physical Injuries Air quality Noise Severance activity
Top causes of illness and early death in Singapore 1 Diet 2 Smoking 3 High blood pressure 4 Diabetes 5 Overweight & obesity 6 High cholesterol 7 Occupational risks 8 Air pollution 9 Kidney disease 10 Alcohol 11 Malnutrition 12 Drug use 13 Low physical activity 14 Weak bones DALYs, Global Burden of Disease, 2017
Top causes of illness and early death in Singapore 1 Diet 2 Smoking 3 High blood pressure 4 Diabetes 5 Overweight & obesity 6 High cholesterol 7 Occupational risks 8 Air pollution 9 Kidney disease 10 Alcohol 11 Malnutrition 12 Drug use 13 Low physical activity 14 Weak bones DALYs, Global Burden of Disease, 2017
Making every day life easier New daily tablet provides instant benefits, improving your ability to … Get to sleep quickly and sleep deeply Manage and organise daily tasks Get more stuff done, more easily Stay focused and perform well Remember things Feel like you have a good quality of life 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report
Making every day life easier It also helps you to … Not feel tired and weary Not feel depressed Not feel anxious Not feel overwhelmed Not be snappy and rude to others 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report
Making every day life easier “If physical activity was a drug it would be classed as a wonder drug” Public Health England, 2016
Is our environment meeting our basic needs?
10 Healthy Streets Indicators
Easy to cross
Easy to cross Valencia, Spain
Shade and shelter
Shade and shelter Chicago, USA
Places to stop and rest
Places to stop and rest Montreal, Canada
Not too noisy
Not too noisy New York, USA
People choose to walk and cycle
People choose to walk and cycle Vancouver, Canada
People feel safe
People feel safe Vienna, Austria
Things to see and do
Things to see and do Paris, France
People feel relaxed
People feel relaxed London, UK
Clean Air
Clean air Clean air Seoul, South Korea
Everyone feels welcome
Everyone feels welcome Freiburg, Germany
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Healthy Streets is embedded in all London strategies Spatial Plan Transport Strategy Environment Health Inequalities Strategy Strategy Housing Plan Policing and Crime Plan
Francis Road, London, UK
Francis Road, London, UK
Healthy Streets is about giving streets back to people Francis Road, London, UK
Aldgate - after
Healthy Streets is about giving streets back to people
lucysaunders@healthystreets.com @le_saunders
TH E H EALTH Y STR EETS APPR O AC H Speaker Panellist Lucy Saunders Hwang Yu Ning Public Health Specialist - Deputy Chief Executive Transport & Public Realm Officer & Chief Planner Greater London Authority & Urban Redevelopment Authority Transport for London @LE_Saunders Panellist Moderator Dr Paul Barter Jeremy Yap Adjunct Associate Professor Deputy Chief Executive, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Public Transport, Policy National University of Singapore & Planning @PaulABarter Land Transport Authority
Healthy Lives & Safer Journeys Opening Remarks by Jeremy Yap, Deputy Chief Executive (Public Transport, Policy & Planning), LTA 50
Land Transport Master Plan (L (LTMP) 2040 Key recommendations from our LTMP Advisory Panel: Healthy Lives & Safer Journeys: Transport for All: 20-min Towns & a 45-min City: 1. Enable healthy lives: more spaces 1. Nurture a gracious and caring 1. Prioritise Public, Active and for public transport and active commuting culture Shared Modes of Transport mobility 2. Develop capabilities of Public 2. Facilitate More seamless Multi- 2. Facilitate safer journeys: towards transport workers to meet Modal Travel a future with fewer land diverse needs 3. Bringing Jobs and Amenities transport-related fatalities 3. Provide infrastructure for better Closer to Homes 3. Provide a clean environment: accessibility and barrier-free environmentally-friendly vehicles travel & infrastructure 51
Healthy Lives, , Safer Jo Journeys Enable Healthy Lives: More Facilitate Safer Journeys: Provide a Clean Environment: Spaces for Public Transport and Towards a Future with Fewer Environmentally-Friendly Active Mobility Land Transport-Related Fatalities Vehicles and Infrastructure • • • Transform streets to be more Design roads and paths to Adopt more energy-efficient and pedestrian- and active mobility- enhance safety and encourage cleaner fuel sources for public bus friendly safer behavior fleet • • • Improve how active mobility Reduce potential conflict Work with shared transport connects to public transport between pedestrians and cyclists operators to set targets for the by building more cycling paths use of cleaner vehicles for taxi • Redesign townships to promote and Private Hire Car fleets • healthier and active lifestyles Educate road users to look out for their own safety and that of others 52
REVITALISED BENCOOLEN STREET 53
Healthy Liv ives: : Active Mobility and Shared Spaces Art installation along viaduct North South Corridor (around 2026) Ang Mo Kio Town Artist’s Impression Dedicated Cycling Paths, Ang Mo Kio Town Bicycle wheeling ramps Shared Spaces Ang Mo Kio Town Bencoolen Street 54
Safer Jo Journeys Above: Enhanced School Zone 55
Healthy Lives, , Safer Jo Journeys Greater focus on Health and Community in our Transport Plans Moving beyond just building infrastructure … to shaping cultures and … co-designing with communities … for a more vibrant commuter space. 56
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TH E H EALTH Y STR EETS APPR O AC H Speaker Panellist Lucy Saunders Hwang Yu Ning Public Health Specialist - Deputy Chief Executive Transport & Public Realm Officer & Chief Planner Greater London Authority & Urban Redevelopment Authority Transport for London @LE_Saunders Panellist Moderator Dr Paul Barter Jeremy Yap Adjunct Associate Professor Deputy Chief Executive, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Public Transport, Policy National University of Singapore & Planning @PaulABarter Land Transport Authority
Healthier Living Through Urban Planning & Design Ms Hwang Yu-Ning Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore Photo: Eric Goh Zhi Wei
Healthy Living in Both Natural & Built Environments Treetop Walk @ MacRitchie Rservoir Cycling in CBD Photo: NParks Photo: Foo Chen Khai
Outline 1. Integrating green and blue strategies in urban planning 2. Planning for mixed-use precincts & developments for more active lifestyle 3. Planning & designing for active mobility 4. Cultivating active culture through urban design & place-making Photo: Chen I Chun
Vision: ‘Garden City’ to ‘ Biophilic City in a Garden’ Central Catchment Nature Reserve Gardens By the Bay Photo: NParks Parks & Waterbodies Plan: A control plan that supports the statutory Master Plan and guides future developments/ redevelopments
Vision: ‘Garden City’ to ‘ Biophilic City in a Garden’ Park Connector Photo: NParks Photo: Straits Times More than 4,000ha 2,000,000 urban trees of gardens & parks Rail Coney Corridor Kallang Island to River Bedok Reservoir Pasir Ris to route East Coast route Bukit Timah green corridor 3,347ha of nature reserves 327km of park connectors Creating conducive outdoor environment through design ( image from HDB - Punggol Northshore District)
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