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 Integration of Health and Equity in the Central Puget Sound Region The purpose of this report is to document current planning activities that address health and equity through various regional planning processes and to identify a near-term schedule and strategic entry points for partners interested in health and equity to become involved. As a collaborative effort, this report additionally provides the opportunity for health and equity partners to provide feedback and to identify measures of success. The intent is to provide a concise overview of the regional planning work at the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) so that non-profits, advocates and the general public can better influence decision making. The structure of this report begins with a summary of the overarching planning work which guides regional policy direction, VISION 2040, as well as information about the governing structure of PSRC and some history of the coordination with health departments. Then greater detail is given about how various planning processes within the transportation, growth management and economic development departments address health and equity. Each section has a brief summary, a strategic entry point for involvement and an opportunity for feedback. CONTENTSABOUT PSRC DECISION MAKERS REGIONAL POLICY GUIDANCE COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS TRANSPORTATION GROWTH MANAGEMENT GRANTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA AND ANALYSIS TIMELINE OF PAST ACTIVITIES NEAR TERM STRATEGIC ENTRY POINTS ATTACHMENTS: DRAFT T2040 PERFORMANCE TRENDS VISION 2040 HEALTH AND EQUITY GOALS PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCILThe Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is the regional planning agency for the central Puget Sound region with specific responsibilities under federal and state law for transportation planning, economic development and growth management. PSRC helps local governments and transportation agencies to plan for the future of our region by addressing issues that go beyond the boundaries of any individual city or county. PSRC is unique from other metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) because of the additional responsibilities under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) which requires coordination and consistency between local plans and the regional multicounty planning policies (MPP) and therefore one of the core functions of PSRC is to certify local comprehensive plans. Washington State also designates PSRC as the Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) under state law. In addition, PSRC is the federally designated Economic Development District (EDD) for the central Puget Sound region. DECISION MAKERS Regional Staff and Advisory Committees
At the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), central Puget Sound counties (King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap), cities and towns, ports, tribes, transit agencies, and the state work together to develop policies and make decisions about regional issues. The following diagram outlines the structure of how these decisions are made. REGIONAL POLICY GUIDANCEThe Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) adopted VISION 2040 in 2008, which is the region’s policy-level land use, economic development, and transportation strategy for the region to accommodate an increase of 1.3 million people and 1.1 million jobs by 2040. 
Health and equity are featured prominently in the multicounty planning policies that are part of the VISION 2040 document. VISION 2040’s triple bottom line (people, prosperity, and planet) is viewed by the public health partners as recognizing the link between a healthy environment, healthy economy, and healthy people. In addition to continuing PSRC’s interest in safety, VISION 2040 calls out other health-related topics, including the built environment and health, air and water pollution from vehicles, and chronic diseases related to exposure to pollutants, physical inactivity and lack of access to healthy foods. In addition, the plan calls for ensuring mobility choices and minimizing negative impacts for disadvantaged populations and people with special needs. Transportation 2040, first adopted in 2010 and updated in 2014, is the region’s long range, multimodal transportation plan and an implementation component of VISION 2040. Transportation 2040 focuses on providing mobility while improving the region’s environmental health and economy. The Prosperity Partnership is a coalition of more than 300 government, business, labor and community organizations dedicated to improving long- term economic prosperity for the central Puget Sound region. Created by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) in 2004, the Prosperity Partnership created the region’s first unified economic strategy. The Regional Economic Strategy lays out a comprehensive game plan to grow jobs and economic activity throughout the central Puget Sound region by strengthening the fundamentals shared by all industry sectors. The remainder of this report includes information about agency activities in each department related to health and equity.  Transportation 2040
TRANSPORTATION Transportation Policy Board Transportation 2040 Transit Planning and Coordination /Special Needs Active Transportation Plan Prioritization Short Range Planning T2040 Performance Trends Transportation 2040 EJ report ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I6 Green Grant Cultural Access Fund DATA AND ANALYSIS Surveys Modeling Maps GROWTH MANAGEMENT GMPB Plan Review Regional Food Policy Housing Innovations Program VISION 2040 Performance Trends GRANTS Growing Transit Communities Regional Equity Network Opportunity Mapping Planning for Whole Communities Toolkit Directory: assets assets -> Northern territory of australia assets -> Number: caveat in the [Will/Will and Codicil/Estate of] assets -> Invitation for Bid Calact/mbta for Standard Floor and Low Floor Rural Duty Vehicles ifb no. 12-03 November 14, 2012 assets -> 12 Step Retreats For Everyone in Twelve Step Recovery Ratner Fellowship assets -> 12 Step Retreats For Everyone in Twelve Step Recovery Ratner Fellowship assets -> Sigaccess annual Report assets -> Central Government is expected to ask the seventh pay commission to consider merging 50% dearness allowance assets -> List of accessible executive records assets -> Emergency telephone numbers Call toll-free from anywhere in France Download 150.42 Kb. Share with your friends:
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