Design, Construction and Planning
Center for Health and the Built Environment
Led by Ruth Steiner · Urban and Regional Planning
What we study
The Center studies how the built environment affects health, focusing on vulnerable populations. Research includes bicycle/pedestrian safety, school travel, and health disparities in planning.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Childhood Obesity Prevention Geographic Information System
A national project mapping factors contributing to childhood obesity.
Access to Primary Health Care through Nurse Practitioners
Research on improving healthcare access for underserved populations.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Mindful walks: Understanding the connection between street characteristics and recreational walking routes in older adults with cognitive concerns
2025 · Cities
- Framework for the Development of a Diverse Transportation Workforce in the Southeast Region
2024 · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Explores how to train a diverse transportation workforce in the Southeast.
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- Data-Driven Approach to Develop a Master Plan to Prioritize Schools for the Safe Routes to School Program
2024 · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Builds a data-driven method to prioritize schools for safer walking and cycling routes.
- When Climate Mitigation Meets the Needs of Adaptation: Closing the Resilience Gap for EV Charging Services in Hurricane-Prone Areas
2024 · Journal of Management in Engineering
Tests whether electric vehicle charging stations can adapt to hurricanes while reducing climate impact.
- Longitudinal and spatial analysis of Americans’ travel distances following COVID-19
2022 · Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
How to reach out
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