The Intersection of Walkability, Bikeability & Equity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Intersection of Walkability, Bikeability & Equity Presented by Genoveva Islas, MPH Founder & Director, Cultiva La Salud

Cultiva La Salud Our mission is to engage, inform and inspire residents in the San Joaquin Valley who are low-income and live in disadvantaged places to become actively involved in promoting health through advocacy for policy, systems and environmental improvements that encourage healthy eating and active living.

Transportation Inequity

Transportation Inequity

What is Transportation Equity? • Transportation equity means providing all individuals with an opportunity to safely get to work, school, home, healthcare, etc... • Transportation equity is the just and fair inclusion in transportation planning. • Transportation equity considers the needs of underserved communities. • Transportation equity is about shared prosperity.

Challenges in Advancing Equity • Limited Infrastructure • Limited Power – Education – Experience – Relationships • Opportunities to Participate – Language Access – Meeting Times • Data - Evidence • Regressive Projects • Racism & Anti-immigrant Sentiment

Engaging Decision Makers

Live Stories English Spanish

Equity Tool

Engaging Community Community based • participatory research – Photovoice – Walkability assessments – Biking assessments Community Reports • – Orange Cove – Fresno Community Pedestrian Bicycle • Safety Training (CPBST) Active Transportation Planning • Participatory Budgeting •

Leadership Development Powerful People: Building Leadership for Healthy Communities • Residents self- identifying projects • Supporting capacity building. • Cycle of advocacy

Organizational Capacity Building • Staff Training • League Certified Instructors • Appointment to BPAC • Stakeholder Review Fresno ATP • Fresno COG

Biking and Walking Safety

Opposition & Responses “When you say equity do you mean that I should do everything for this side of town that I do for that side of town?” “I’m sick and tired of the whole victim-villain narrative that you are using?” “Why are you complaining? What you have here is better than what you had in Mexico.”

Summary Transportation equity: • provides people with multiple transportation options; • promotes equal employment opportunities; • requires equal decision-making power; • promotes healthy and sustainable communities; and • requires meaningful civil rights protections.

THANK YOU! GENOVEVA ISLAS, MPH Genoveva@CultivaLaSalud.org www.CultivaLaSalud.org @CultivaLaSalud #VivaCultiva