ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
A health impact assessment of proposed public transportation service cuts and fare increases in Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.).
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for walking and cycling - experiences from 10 years of application of a health impact assessment tool in policy and practice.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- The Built Environment and Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Review on Quantitative Health Impact Assessments.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Mortality Implications of Increased Active Mobility for a Proposed Regional Transportation Emission Cap-and-Invest Program.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- Towards environmental health equity in health impact assessment: innovations and opportunities.International journal of public health · 2019Review
- Premature Adult Death and Equity Impact of a Reduction of NO₂, PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Health impact metrics for air pollution management strategies.Environment international · 2015Article
- Health impact assessment: improving its effectiveness in the enhancement of health and well-being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
Transportation decisions have health consequences that are often not incorporated into policy-making processes. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can be used to evaluate health effects of transportation policy. We present a rapid HIA, conducted over eight weeks, evaluating health and economic effects of proposed fare increases and service cuts to Boston, Massachusetts' public transportation system. We used transportation modeling in concert with tools allowing for quantification and monetization of multiple pathways. We estimated health and economic costs of proposed public transportation system changes to be hundreds of millions of dollars per year, exceeding the budget gap the public transportation authority was required to close. Significant health pathways included crashes, air pollution, and physical activity. The HIA enabled stakeholders to advocate for more modest fare increases and service cuts, which were eventually adopted by decision makers. This HIA was among the first to quantify and monetize multiple pathways linking transportation decisions with health and economic outcomes, using approaches that could be applied in different settings. Including health costs in transportation decisions can lead to policy choices with both economic and public health benefits.
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