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Alaska: Towards a Statewide System · • Obesity rates are 30% higher than the state average •...
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Alaska: Towards a Statewide System
Fred Young, PrincipalAlta Planning + Design
source: www.census.gov
source: http://www.akhistorycourse.org/geography/alaskas-location
source: http://us-climate.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.html
Fairbanks at winter solstice:3 hours 42 minutes of daylight
photo credit: http://woodtv.com/blog/2015/12/20/e475/
photo credit: http://alaskavelo.blogspot.com/2011/12/biking-in-anchorage-winter.htmlphoto credit: Google Streetview
High Rates of Walking & Biking
source: Alliance for Biking & Walking 2016 Benchmarking Report
Public Health Indicators
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Alaska USphoto credit: Brian Litmans, Bike Anchorage; source: Alliance for Biking & Walking 2016 Benchmarking Report
Public Health Challenges in Alaska
Alaska Native Health
• Obesity rates are 30% higher than the state average
• Cancer rates are 62% higher than the state average
• Suicide rates are126% higher than the national average
Violent crime in Alaska is almost 2x the national average.
Public Health Benefits of Active Transportation
Fatality Rates for Pedestrians & Bicyclists
People of color:
37% of the population,
but represent 67% of pedestrian fatalities and 44% of bicyclist fatalities
Youth:
23% of the population, but represent 36% of bicyclist fatalities
photo credit: http://alaskavelo.blogspot.com/2011/12/biking-in-anchorage-winter.html
photo credit: Brian Litmans, Bike Anchorage photo credit: Google Streetview
photo credit: Brian Litmans, Bike Anchorage
Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks