Transportation
ACPHD's Goal
- All residents can easily access a world class public transportation system that is clean, safe, affordable, and reliable. These services are equitably distributed, with particular attention paid to transit-dependent communities, and are connected to a safe walking and biking infrastructure to reduce the dependence on automobiles. Communities and the environment are protected from the negative impacts of goods movement.
- Neighborhoods have clean air, soil, and water. All residents have access to quality jobs, food, affordable housing and transit, open spaces and other goods and services people need to be healthy. Communities are violence free and designed to promote social interaction and neighborhood identity. Communities are free from a high concentration of businesses and industry that harm health and risk factors are reduced.
Background Information
Current Projects
Regional Transportation Funding and Bus Access Health Impact Assessment: In partnership with numerous community stakeholders and other government institutions, the Alameda County Place Matters team is conducting a Health Impact Assessment on regional funding for bus service, specifically AC Transit, as determined in the Regional Transportation Plan. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a tool used to inform decision-makers about the potential health impacts of a specific policy or plan. HIA uses research - both community based and academic - to uncover the health impacts that a specific policy or plan will have on different populations, and recommends changes to ensure that the policy contributes to healthy communities. This HIA will analyze the potential health implications of funding for AC Transit, which can determine changes to bus service and fares which in turn affect bus access. Bus access is particularly critical for low-income communities of color, people with disbilities, seniors, and limited English speakers because these populations already struggle with the worst health outcomes countywide and rely on buses to reach basic goods and services. Please contact Zoe Levitt for more information about this project (510-268-4290 or Zoe.Levitt@acgov.org).
Reports
ACPHD Testimonies on Transportation Issues
- Support for Bus Rapid Transit (July 17, 2012)
- Comments on Final Environmental Impact Review for Bus Rapid Transit (March 19, 2012)
- AC Transit Fare Policy Follow-up Letter (April 25, 2011)
- AC Transit Fare Policy Health Equity Concern (Feb. 28, 2011)
- Beacon Resolution and Health (July 12, 2009)
- Comprehensive Truck Management Program and Truck Ban (June 12, 2009)
- Transportation 2035 Plan (May 23, 2008)
- AC Transit Fare Hike (March 11, 2008)
- Clean Trucks Management Program Accelerated Timeline (March 3, 2009)
- Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (February. 4, 2008)
- Dr. Iton's Testimony to the Special Committee on Ports (October 16, 2007)
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Equity (August 13, 2007)
Presentations
- Active Transportation and Health: Presentation for German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Cities Network
- Creating Great Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Environmental Justice & Equity in Transportation & Land use
- Existing Cumulative Health Impacts in East and West Oakland
Other Resources
- Alameda County Transportation Commission
- Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
- Human Impact Partners
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission: Transportation for Livable Communities Program
- Pacific Institute
- TransForm
- Urban Habitat: Transportation Justice Working Group
- West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
Meetings
| Day: | 3rd Thursday of the month |
| Time: | 1-3pm |
| Location: | 1000 Broadway |
Contact Us
Anna Lee
Workgroup Coordinator
510-267-8019
Anna.Lee@acgov.org