Policy makers and researchers are increasingly recognizing the connections between public
health and transportation, but health improvements are typically framed from a physical
health perspective rather than considering broader quality of life (QOL) impacts. Currently,
there is a limited understanding of the ways in which transportation and QOL intersect, and
little is known about how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in the United States
are addressing QOL outcomes. This study addressed these gaps by developing a …