A transport and health assessment tool for planning healthier cities
The Transport Health Assessment Tool for Brisbane (THAT-Brisbane) uses policy-relevant evidence to measure health benefits that come from replacing driving with walking and cycling.
Findings Brief 
Key messages
- The Transport Health Assessment Tool is an online tool that supports evidence-based planning for healthier cities.
- We created a new version for Brisbane that demonstrates the health benefits and health care cost savings associated with changing short car trips to walking, cycling or a combination of both.
- The tool contains greater detail than the previous tool for Melbourne, including additional chronic diseases, and their impacts for reducing incidence and mortality.
THAT-Brisbane is available on the Australian Urban Observatory website.
Associated content
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Why liveable cities are important for better health equity
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