Litman Todd
Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Am J Health Promot. 2003 Sep-Oct;18(1):103-8. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.1.103.
This perspective explores how transportation decision-making can better support public health objectives, including reduced crashes and pollution emissions and increased physical activity. Conventional transportation planning tends to overlook negative health impacts resulting from increased motor vehicle travel and potential health benefits from shifts to alternative modes. Raising the priority of health objectives supports planning reforms that result in a more balanced transportation system. Integrating health objectives into transportation planning may be a cost-effective way to improve public health.
这一观点探讨了交通决策如何能够更好地支持公共卫生目标，包括减少撞车事故、污染排放以及增加身体活动。传统的交通规划往往忽视机动车出行增加所带来的负面健康影响以及转向其他出行方式可能带来的健康益处。提高健康目标的优先级有助于推动规划改革，从而形成一个更加平衡的交通系统。将健康目标纳入交通规划可能是改善公众健康的一种具有成本效益的方式。
