Center for Health Leadership

May 30, 2013

Jeff Hobson

Transportation, Equity, and Community Health

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Santa Clara County is designing a flexible, efficient Bus Rapid Transit system that will be 10% the cost of lightrail.

Image credit: Santa Clara VTA

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Good Access in denser Alameda Co.

•  Medium density

•  Numerous health clinics

•  Extensive grid of bus routes

Poor access to health care

Low densities + Few clinics + Underfunded

buses = Poor access to

health care

Planning to Drive?

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Inhospitable streets

Traffic: Hwy 580: Alameda County

Richard Rollins

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Compared to 1969 Americans drive: •  88% farther to shop •  137% farther for errands 6/26/13 8

Automobile fatality rates by city, 1998 (excluding pedestrian fatalities; deaths/100,000/year)

9.80

10.52

11.33 13.12

Source: NHTSA

2.51 New York

3.76 San Francisco

6.55 Portland

9.80 Houston

10.52 Phoenix

11.33 Dallas

13.12 Atlanta

5.36 Philadelphia

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Lower-income families are hit hardest Transportation spending as a percentage of household income, by income bracket.

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Santa Clara County is designing a flexible, efficient Bus Rapid Transit system that will be 10% the cost of lightrail.

Image credit: Santa Clara VTA

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TODAY

E. 14th Street and Davis Street

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5 YEARS

E. 14th Street and Davis Street

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7 YEARS

E. 14th Street and Davis Street

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12 YEARS

E. 14th Street and Davis Street

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Community Involvement & Planning

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GCC Sites, 2012

2000 – 2004 voter-approved measures

Voters approve $17 billion for transportation

TLC1%

Local Streets or Bike-Ped

12%

Highways and

Arterials10%

Transit and Paratransit

74%

Bike-Ped3%

Intense, Supportive Participation

Contact www.transformca.org

Facebook: TransFormCA

Twitter: TransForm_Alert

Jeff Hobson, Deputy Director jeff@transformca.org 510-740-3150 ext 312

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