Topeka Bike Share
The Kansas University School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, in partnership with the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority, conducted an HIA to inform the implementation and possible expansion of a bike share program in Topeka, Kansas. The assessment looked at how bike sharing, cycling, and active transport could affect physical activity levels, safety and incidences of injury, access to resources (e.g., groceries, medical care), and quality of life. The HIA found that the program could not, by itself, improve community access to resources, quality of life, or physical activity but could produce beneficial health effects if implemented in combination with infrastructure improvements and stakeholder outreach and engagement.
The HIA offered recommendations on placement of the bicycles in the community to promote health and equity.
As of January 2016, the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority has ordered at least 100 additional bicycles for the bike share program and has expressed its intent to use the HIA recommendations to inform their placement. The authority is also conducting a community survey to identify facilitators of and barriers to use of bike share, as well as community transportation needs.
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Status:Completed
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Publication date:2015, January
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Decision-making levels:Local
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Sectors:Transportation
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Additional topic areas:Active transportation, Programs
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Drivers of health:Diet and physical activity, Safe and accessible active transportation routes
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Affected populations:Older adults, Racial and ethnic minorities
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Community types:Urban
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Research methods:Focus groups, Quantitative research, Qualitative research, Literature review
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Funding source:Other funding