ITE - A Community of Transportation Professionals (ITE) released their latest two Quick Bites this past January: “Synergy Between Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School” and “Estimating the Health Benefits from Active Transportation Projects.”
ITE launched Quick Bites to provide “bite-sized” chunks of knowledge in a quick, accessible way. ITE’s goal is to provide quick, easy ways for transportation professionals to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and developments. You can access these and more on their website
Synergy Between Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School
Description: This Quick Bite explores the shared principles, complementary strengths, and practical strategies that transportation professionals can leverage to eliminate traffic fatalities and create safer routes for K–12 students. The authors argue that by aligning the Safe System approach with SRTS strategies, agencies can implement data-driven, defensible, and child-centered improvements that protect students and strengthen safety across the entire community. Read more
Estimating the Health Benefits from Active Transportation Projects
Description: This Quick Bite explains the relationship between active travel and health and identifies tools used to estimate the health benefits from active transportation projects. The authors provide guidance on how to conduct qualitative assessments and use off-the-shelf spreadsheet-based tools that have built-in models to estimate health benefits for active transportation projects. Read more
ITE was founded in 1930, as a volunteer-driven association of more than 18,000 engineers, planners, consultants, educators, researchers, technologists, and students. They provide opportunities for professional development and community building through conferences, training, publications, and involvement in projects and products advancing knowledge in the industry. For more information, visit their website.
Looking for more resources for planning active transportation projects? Be sure to regularly check our webpage for resources on how to improve walking, biking and rolling safety in your community.