The purpose of this american rescue plan funded cooperative agreement is to provide funding under section 103 of the clean air act to bikewalkkc to conduct an evaluation of the impacts of a…

The purpose of this american rescue plan funded cooperative agreement is to provide funding under section 103 of the clean air act to bikewalkkc to conduct an evaluation of the impacts of a zero-fare bus transit (ZBT) policy based on bus use, physical activity, and social determinants of health for residents of kansas city's most impoverished neighborhoods. Activities: to address health disparities and limit covid-19 risks among these residents, the getting around kansas city project will initially collect data regarding kansas city bus use, evaluate the impact of a ZBT policy on rates of physical activity using activity-tracking belts worn by project participants, identify further barriers to transportation access, and then determine the value of a ZBT policy for low-income residents based on how IT increases physical activity, lowers covid-19 risks, and improves healthcare access. Outcomes: by increasing access to a no-cost bus system, the getting around kansas city project anticipates the following outcomes: increase access to walkable neighborhoods and to healthcare facilities. The intended beneficiaries of this project include the low-income and underserved residents. Subrecipient: umkc & rsquo; s planned roles include: • overall project management: contribute to project leadership, assist with protocol and measure development, recruitment and retention, data collection, analyses and interpretation. • participate in planning calls and meetings with bwkc and other partners • train staff in coordination with bikewalkkc and children's mercy • support dissemination plan and overall management of dissemination activities • lead drafting and reviewing of final reports and/or publication/presentation materials • submit deliverables at the jointly agreed upon timeline children's mercy role: • contribute to study leadership, including overseeing protocol and measure development, data collection activities, and data analyses and interpretation. • lead accelerometer and GPS tracker data processing and analyses. • contribute to statistical analyses. • contribute to publications of study findings. • attend project team meetings.