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... 4 The following sections highlight health-related research needs and opportunities within five specific contexts for transportation decision-making (also shown in Figure 1) : policy making; planning; capital programs, projects, and implementation; monitoring and evaluation; and data improvement and integration.
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... Transportation Agency Processes 5 iii) Strategies for curtailing single occupant vehicle use that draw upon the larger literature of human motivation and decision-making (e.g., opinion leadership, intrinsic motivation, reactance theory, social behavioral theory, etc.)
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... 6 A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health to effectively frame and communicate health issues. This could also include the study of how a public that is more engaged around health can influence decision-makers.
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... Transportation Agency Processes 7 Sections 2.3 to 2.7 in the contractor's final report describe many more specific planning applications where health considerations are being integrated in current practices and research studies. Research Gaps and Needs 1.
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... 8 A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health equity outcomes and guidance on the role of agencies, public involvement practices, and state/local coordination in planning new facilities.
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... Transportation Agency Processes 9 Public Involvement: Public involvement is required for most publicly-funded projects. Health partners can improve public outreach efforts for specific projects, if involved in the project development process.
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... 10 A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health 3. Gap: Lack of guidance and data visualization tools (e.g., estimators and mapping tools)
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... Transportation Agency Processes 11 2. Gap: Lack of detailed data and wide coverage area for use in environmental quality and resiliency monitoring.
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... 12 A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health c. Need: Research to develop a "database of data" that will enable agencies to examine the effects of transportation projects at various geographic scales and develop strategies for sharing data across policy sectors.

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