Washington County Residents Asked to Complete Brief Online Survey on Transportation and Safety

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 31, 2012

Washington County's Departments of Health and Human Services and Land Use and Transportation were awarded a grant from the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and are asking county residents to complete a brief online survey on transportation and safety issues.

A postcard regarding the survey was recently mailed to 50,000 randomly selected households, but all county residents are welcome and encouraged to participate.

A Health Impact Assessment is a tool that helps public agencies evaluate the health effects of projects and policies. This HIA will provide valuable information to decision-makers as the county updates its active transportation (bicycle and pedestrian) policies, develops a "toolkit" for bicycle facility design, and develops a strategy for prioritizing bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

The anonymous survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MDS9PRG. Call 503-846-4965 for questions regarding the survey.

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