Item - 2014.HL31.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on May 28, 2014 and was adopted with amendments.
HL31.1 - Active City: Designing for Health
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Requested the Medical Officer of Health, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to host an Active City Forum with the intention of increasing collaboration and engagement between multiple sectors and stakeholders on the implementation of the Active City Principles.
2. Requested the Medical Officer of Health, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, support the City Manager to ensure that the Open Streets Toronto initiative is launched in the summer of 2014 to further promote principles of active transportation and Active City.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Medical Officer of Health, the General Manager, Transportation Sevices, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning gave a presentation to the Board of Health.
Origin
Summary
The Active City: Designing for Health report (attached) focuses on the city’s physical built environment to create healthy places that encourage active living for Torontonians. The report outlines design principles to guide changes to neighbourhoods, streets and buildings that allows people of all ages and abilities to incorporate physical activity in to their daily routines.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) collaborated with City Planning (CP) and Transportation Services (TS) in the creation of the Active City: Designing for Health report. Financial support for the project was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Healthy Communities Partnership funds.
The report is intended to inform decision makers, planners, architects, builders and others associated with the development community about the importance of the built environment on health.
Future work focuses on building partnerships and increasing awareness of the health benefit of an Active City and how to achieve it. Toronto Public Health along with City Planning and Transportation Services will consider ways to implement the active city principles, including hosting an Active City Forum. The goal of the forum is to encourage, engage and stimulate partnerships across the city and to strengthen city policies with active design in mind.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-69333.pdf
(May 7, 2014) Attachment - Active City: Designing for Health, Toronto Public Health, 2014
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-69334.pdf
(May 29, 2014) Active City: Designing for Health Presentation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-69662.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/hl/comm/communicationfile-47785.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the Board of Health request the Medical Officer of Health, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, support the City Manager to ensure that the Open Streets Toronto initiative is launched in the summer of 2014 to further promote principles of active transportation and Active City.