The Douglas County Health Department and its partners conducted a health impact assessment (HIA) of the Crossroads Redevelopment Area, a 239-acre shopping mall complex located at one of the busiest intersections in Omaha. The mall was purchased by a developer in 2010, with plans to convert it to a mixed-used area. Currently, the mall has an occupancy rate of only 30 percent.
Outcome
The HIA established a constructive dialogue between the developer and the leadership of nearby neighborhood associations with both groups showing consensus around a walkable design. The recommendations of the HIA are largely being implemented. For example, the HIA called for reducing parking. Currently plans for the mall site call for 900 less parking spaces than originally planned.
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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.
