6th Avenue East Duluth

At a Glance:

Location: Duluth, Minnesota

Date: 2011

Vital Condition: Basic Needs for Health and Safety, Meaningful Work and Wealth, Reliable Transportation

Determinants of Health: nutrition, transit system, active transportation, neighborhood safety, meaningful work and wealth, physical activity, traffic safety

Research Methods: Literature Review, Qualitative Research, Primary Research, Quantitative Research

Community Types: urban

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The redesign study of Sixth Avenue East in 2010 arose out of community concerns about the safety of the roadway and its perceived negative effects on the neighborhood.

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This Health Impact Assessment Report first appeared in The Cross-Sector Toolkit for Health. The Cross-Sector Toolkit for Health was originally developed by the Health Impact Project, formerly a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The creation of this resource was supported by a grant from the Health Impact Project. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pew Charitable Trusts, or the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Assessment Reports

Health Impact Assessment: Duluth, Minnesota’s Complete Streets Resolution, Mobility in the Hillside Neighborhood and the Sixth Avenue East Schematic Redesign Study

This executive summary is about the health impact assessment created on the Sixth Avenue East Schematic Redesign Study, examining the potential health effects o...

Health Impact Assessment: Duluth, Minnesota’s Complete Streets Resolution, Mobility in the Hillside Neighborhoods, and the Schematic Redesign of Sixth Avenue East

This health impact assessment was created on the Sixth Avenue East Schematic Redesign Study, examining the potential health effects of roadway reconstruction in...