PHILADELPHIA2035 & GET HEALTHY PHILLY: Partnering to integrate public health considerations into planning policy and practice

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1 Clint Randall Healthy Communities Coordinator Philadelphia Dept. Of Public Health Philadelphia City Planning Commission PHILADELPHIA2035 & GET HEALTHY PHILLY: Partnering to integrate public health considerations into planning policy and practice Fit Nation New Orleans Workshop Implementing Active Design: Comprehensive Plans, Zoning Codes, etc. May 14, 2011

2 Presentation Outline Policy context Health Dept: Get Healthy Philly + Planning Dept: PH2035 = My job (and a new interdepartmental partnership) Progress to date Health in the Comp Plan Health in the Zoning Code What s ahead (how to institutionalize & implement) 1. District Plans 2. Health Impact Assessment 3. Education & Awareness 4. Early Action Projects

3 Philadelphia2035: First Comprehensive Plan update in 50years New phased model: Citywide Vision > 18 District Plans > Zoning Remapping Integrated with multi year zoning reform (ongoing) Opportunity to reaffirm the importance of planning and the Commission s role in shaping Philadelphia Time to ask fundamental questions: Why do we plan? What are our priorities?

4 Get Healthy Philly (CPPW) Changing the context in Philadelphia to make healthy choices the default Schools & after school Worksites Built Environment Policy/Systems/Environmental change means partnerships: Dept. of Public Health (lead) City Planning Transportation ti Parks & Rec How do we institutionalize a commitment to public health in planning policy & practice? Hire someone to deal with it!

5 PH2035 & GHP Rare opportunity to elevate public health issues in policy areas of land use, transportation, open space, etc. As framework for new zoning, longterm impact on physical environment is significant For these reasons, vital that planning policy supports and promotes improved health outcomes, promotes healthy eating/active living strategies

6 Healthy Communities Coordinator New staff position to focus exclusively on integrating public health considerations and assessment measures into planning practice Health content in Comprehensive Plan Health content in proposed Zoning Code Build capacity to conduct HIAs, institutionalize Work across agencies to help implement early action projects that contribute to a healthier built environment

7 Health in the Comprehensive Plan Includes population health profile obesity, chronic disease, life expectancy, disparities by race explicitly connects health/built Environment in plan, on new web portal contains 2 dozen health-supportive objectives (out of 70) Cites health benefits, includes indicators to track progress, increase accountability Companion report distills health content, introduces HIA process for next phase (District Plans)

8 Comprehensive Plan Content Health Indicators Proportion of population with 10 minute walk of healthy food source Neighborhoods Objective 1.1.4: Provide convenient access to healthy food for all residents Proportion of healthy food sources to fast food outlets Proportion of auto ownership Proportion of land zoned to permit urban agriculture # healthy food sources (weighted according to type: supermarkets, farmers markets, CSA, healthy corner stores, etc

9 Objective 1.1.4: Provide convenient access to healthy food for all residents a Maximize multimodal access to fresh food by encouraging grocery stores, healthy corner stores, and outdoor markets at key transit nodes and within transit-oriented development zones. 1. Coordinate to open farmers markets at the busiest stations in the system. 2. Identify opportunities to incorporate open spaces suitable for new farmers markets into larger development projects b Support agriculture and food distribution programs at recreation centers, schools, and other public facilities located in key neighborhood centers. c Establish farmers markets along commercial corridors within neighborhood centers. d Increase local food production through zoning designations that permit urban agriculture as-of right in strategic locations and allow for roof-top gardening. e Develop elop standards and guidelines for community gardens and urban agriculture re sites on public lands to ensure transparency, continuity of use, and community benefit. f Work with supermarket developers to create site designs that respond to neighborhood context and allow access for seniors, children, and other transit-dependent and mobility-limited populations p (see case study 1.1.4f)

10 Health in the (proposed) new Zoning Code o o o o o o o o Mixed Use Districts (CMX, IRMX) Transit Oriented Development nodes Parking maximums Incentives for fresh food provision Incentives for infill Requirements for sidewalks, pedestrian connectivity, bicycle parking Urban agriculture, farmers markets permitted as of right Visitability, aging considerations Note: impact will depend in large part on remapping!

11 What s Next: District Plans Translate citywide vision objectives into specific projects, recommendations Use community health and built environment data to prioritize projects, justify zoning revisions Healthy Planning Toolbox PHILATool Walkability Assessment Tool Bicycling Environmental Audit

12 Health Impact Assessment (HIA) (as part of District Plans) Evaluates public health impacts of a given policy, plan, project Quantifies and qualifies impacts Use in District Plans 1. Inform/defend zoning map revisions Ex: Lower South District 2. Raise priority of healthsupportive infrastructure and public investments

13 First 2 HIAs begin in June Lower South District quantify health impacts of mixed-use Sports Complex, subway to Navy Yard How? Why? West Park District assess pedestrian barriers to key services and amenities, es, determine e health impacts of infrastructure investments and new zoning How? Why?

14 Raising Awareness Planning & Zoning for a Healthier City Companion report to Comp Plan Explains evidence base for Comp Plan objectives Consolidates health related content Lays out tools, plan for integration of HIA into District Plans

15 Raising awareness:

16 Raising awareness: Citizens Planning Institute