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April 1, 2012

Location Spartanburg South Carolina

Organization South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. Partners: South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, Spartanburg Area Transportation Study, Partners for Active Living

The HIA examined the potential health impacts of the proposed re-striping and “road diet” of a downtown Spartanburg arterial road, Daniel Morgan Avenue (DMA). A road diet is a technique to reduce the number of lanes on a roadway to provide safe space for pedestrians and cyclists. The proposed road diet in Spartanburg would reduce the roadway to one travel lane in each direction with a center turn lane and the freed-up space would be used to provide a physically separated sidewalk for pedestrians and a physically separated bicycle lane for cyclists.

More Information

HIA Website:

https://imph.org/a-health-impact-assessment-hia-of-a-proposed-road-diet-and-re-striping-project/

Organization Web Site:

http://imph.org

At A Glance

Status:

Completed
Publication date:

2012, April
Decision-making levels:

Local
Sectors:

Planning and zoning, Transportation
Additional topic areas:

Bridges and roads, Active transportation, Planning
Drivers of health:

Safe street infrastructure, Diet and physical activity, Safe and accessible active transportation routes
Affected populations:

Economically disadvantaged
Community types:

Urban
Research methods:

Literature review, Primary research
Funding source:

Other funding