ESG HIA Stakeholder survey results

Participants

• 18 people• Balanced representation

(2 didn’t answer)• 2 elected officials• 4 planning officials• 1 park system rep• 2 academic reps• 1 concerned citizen• 5 non-profit organizations• 1 watershed rep

Involvement in the HIA

• 10 spent 1-10 hours• 3 spent 11-20 hours• 3 spent 21-30 hours• 1 spent 21-30 hours• 1 spent 41+ hours

Key findingsThe HIA influence the ESG planning process-17 out of 18 agreed or strongly agreed (1 disagree)

ESG planning partners and stakeholders have increased knowledge of the link between health and equity and trail planning-17 out of 18 agreed or strongly agreed (1 don’t know)

ESG planning partners and stakeholders have increased knowledge about HIA-18 agreed or strongly agreed

ESG will be completely ignored in the decision making process-17 out of 18 disagreed or strongly disagreed (1 don’t know)

How helpful were these components of the HIA? Somewhat helpful

Very helpful

The HIA data, maps and findings as a means to inform you about the health impacts of the trail system

6 10

The HIA as a tool to discuss health impacts of trails with others

7 9

The HIA’s evidence about how potential changes to the trail connections, alignments and trailheads can impact community health

9 6

The HIA’s evidence about health equity issues (such as differences among racial/ethnic groups preferences when using trails and parks)

3 11

The HIA’s evidence about walkability (such as walkscore) 11 5

The HIA’s evidence about transportation related safety (such as bicycle/automobile collisions)

5 11

The HIAs’ evidence about crime and fear of crime (such as locations where people feel unsafe)

3 13

A look at the HIA process True False

The HIA recommendations were released in time to inform the trail planning, design and construction

16 2

The HIA included adequate community input 12 6

The HIA garnered meaningful stakeholder participation from the community, public agencies and decisionmakers

14 3

The HIA had access to meaningful data and resources on which to base its recommendations

17 0

The HIA included all pathways in which the trail network could reasonably be expected to impact health

12 5

The HIA pathways were informed by officials with appropriate expertise, such as the health department,academic institutions, trail plan experts, etc.

17 0

The HIA team explained where its scientific evidence came from to support its findings

17 0

Knowledge in HIA (8 stakeholders were not familiar at all prior to the ESG HIA-this category demonstrated the largest increase)

Knowledge of equity issues within ESG communities

Understanding of fear of crime within the ESG communities

Understanding of social cohesion within the ESG communities

Understanding of traffic safety for cyclists and pedestrians in the ESG planning area

Understanding of neighborhood walkability in the ESG planning area

Stakeholders of the ESG HIA increased knowledge and understanding on the following topics

Agree Strongly agree

The ESG TLCI Plan will be more health and equity supportive because of the HIA

9 8

The recommendations of the HIA will help lend credibility or political support to health supportive decisions made in this area around trail planning

8 8

The HIA will be useful to me in my work 9 5

I will share information from this HIA with others 9 6

I would like to use HIAs for other potential issues that will be brought forth by planning consultants and local officials

8 6

What impact will the ESG HIA have in the future?

Some constructive comments• Some findings were extremely helpful and relevant • Presentations focused too much on the process, rather

than the outcomes/recommendations• Community engagement is lacking• The HIA brought out data that would not have been

considered otherwise• It’s unclear if the HIA will be reflected in the ESG plan• Outreach was lacking