Green Streets Health Impact Assessment

The Green Streets program is an initiative in Lawrence,
Massachusetts with a goal of increasing vital tree cover throughout
the community. Through collaboration between Groundwork Lawrence,
APA's Sustainable Communities Division, and the Massachusetts
chapter of the American Planning Association, the Green Streets
program was the focus of a detailed and comprehensive Health Impact
Assessment or HIA. In this episode, Jennifer Henaghan, AICP, Deputy
Research Director and Manager of APA's Green Communities Center,
interviews Angela Vincent, AICP, Economic Development Planner with
the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, and member of APA's
Sustainable Communities Division; Brad Buschur, Project Director
with Groundwork Lawrence; and Neil Angus, AICP, CEP, Environmental
Planner with Devons Enterprise Commission, and also a member of
APA's Sutainable Communities Division.