Health impact assessment of the massachusetts department of transportation (Massdot) grounding mcgrath study

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Figure 5 B: Access Road Alternative

Figure 5 C: Hybrid U-Turn/Rotary Alternative

Figure 5 D: Boulevard with Inner Belt Connection Alternative

Figure 5 I: Land Use and Economic Development Pathway

Figure 5 J: Research Questions

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  Air pollution from vehicles including technology changes;
  
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  Proximity within 200 meters of roadway (for indirect measure of ultrafine particles and higher gradient of vehicle emissions);
  
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  Elevation of corridor.
  

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  Noise along corridor and adjacent streets from increases in vehicles in intersections, proximity, and technology changes;
  
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  Elevation of corridor.
  

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  Vehicle use on corridor;
  
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  Vehicle use in adjacent areas;
  
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  Pedestrian/bicycle use;
  
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  Access and use of public transportation (e.g., transit buses, Green Line Extension);
  
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  Regional and local linkages via mode of transport (e.g., Union Square, Inner Belt, and Brickbottom).
  

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  Injuries and fatalities associated with vehicle collisions;
  
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  Crime and fear of crime.
  

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  Local business investment;
  
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  Access to goods (e.g., grocery store, pharmacy) and services (e.g., health care providers, schools, libraries);
  
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  Housing and affordable housing (including possibility of gentrification and displacement);
  
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  Land use (e.g., Inner Belt and Brickbottom);
  
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  Availability and access to parks, open space, and community path;
  
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  Transportation costs;
  
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  Preservation of historical and cultural resources.
  

Figure 5 L: Pilot HIA Study Area According to Census Tracts in Somerville, MA

Figure 5 O: Pilot HIA Study Area According to Transportation Analysis Zones in Somerville, MA

Figure 5 P: Pathways Evaluated in MassDOT GM Study

6. Assessment

1. Introduction

The assessment phase of the pilot HIA consists of the following:

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  Summary of existing conditions of the study area including demographic and socioeconomic information, determination of vulnerable populations in the study area, and review of baseline health information in the study area;
  

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  Assessment of the health impacts according to the analytical plan presented in the scoping section and determination of the significance of these impacts (e.g., direction, magnitude, distribution); and
  

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  Limitations and uncertainties in the assessment.
  

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