Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan

At a Glance:

Location: Aberdeen, North Carolina

Date: 2011

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

Determinants of Health: nutrition, active transportation, parks, traffic safety, physical activity, active transportation

Affected Population: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Children and Youth, People Living in Poverty

Research Methods: Literature Review, Primary Research, Qualitative Research

Community Types: urban

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In August 2011, the Town of Aberdeen in Moore County released the proposed Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan (APTP). The goals of the APTP are to create more walkable spaces, increase pedestrian connectivity, calm traffic patterns, and increase pedestrian safety (APTP, 2011). During the fall semester of 2011, the team collaborated with Melissa Watford of FirstHealth and conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to evaluate the potential impacts of the APTP on child health and health disparities in Aberdeen.

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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

Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan Health Impact Assessment

This is a health impact assessment that examined the potential effects of the Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan on children’s health and on health dispa...