1. Safe Routes to Parks in Columbus, Ohio Scott Ulrich Healthy Places Coordinator Office of Chronic Disease Prevention Division of Neighborhood Health

2. About Healthy Places Created in 2006 Urban Planning + Public Health Place-based interventions Chronic disease prevention Increasingly popular and effective

3. Community Design Review Intervention in zoning process Active living features in new development Voluntary recommendations  Policy change

4. Walkability Assessments Survey-based Barriers & Opportunities Community-driven Empowerment

5. Neighborhood Walking Maps Outcome of Walk Audits “Where to Walk” Points of Interest Varying lengths Available at community centers and local destinations

6. Walk With A Doc New spin on walking clubs Physician-led walk & talk Partner with local hospitals 4 locations – N,S,E,W City parks with walking paths

7. Operation Safe-Walks

8. Central Ohio Greenways Trails: #1 “most-liked feature” #1 “facilities we need” Connectivity: “best thing about trails” “improvement needed” 40% drive to trails

9. Olentangy Trail Ramp

10. Alum Creek Trail

11. Camp Chase Trail Hub

12. Health Impact Assessment Connect Columbus Thoroughfare Plan Complete Street Design Guidelines Multi-modal LOS Priority networks Access Management

13. Health Impact Assessment HIA Goals: Increase walking, biking & transit Reduce air pollution and injury crashes Access to schools, parks & healthy food Integrate equity

14. Health Impact Assessment

15. stulrich@columbus.gov (614) 645-5318 Scott Ulrich Healthy Places Coordinator Office of Chronic Disease Prevention Division of Neighborhood Health