Call for research ideas related to bicycles, pedestrians and health

The Federal Highway Administration's Environment and Planning areas of research - including bicycle/pedestrian and health topics - have relied on a single funding source called STEP (Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program). The Bicycle and Pedestrian Team at FHWA is seeking input and suggestions for the lines of research that should be pursued within this emphasis area. To submit comments, please visit http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/step.nsf/home/ and click on "Bicycle/ Pedestrian and Health" underneath the "Environment" heading. Please fill out the one-page form with short, succinct comments. The deadline is December 3, 2009.