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1. Research abstracts are limited to 400 words.
2. All abstracts should describe a real-world study/intervention as opposed to a literature review and a hypothetical application. This means there MUST be a scientific investigation conducted.
3. DO NOT include citations, graphs, tables or abbreviations.
4. The abstract is REQUIRED to show the human health impacts as it relates to quality of life, health outcomes, or well-being.
5. Practitioner abstracts are NOT required to be formally organized with research abstract headings. Please refer to the website for details.
6. The research abstract should be organized with the following headings:

• Background - General description and study objective.
• Methods - A detailed description of HOW the research was conducted, the methods used to conduct the research study, or the community involved.
• Results - The results section must include a formal statistical analysis of quantitative or qualitative research investigation (where appropriate). Hence, robust results should be presented. For quantitative studies, this would usually mean including statistics, such as confidence intervals.
• Conclusions - The conclusions should support the results.

Abstracts are invited on the general headings below with sub-headings indicating the specific categories; all within the overarching theme of transport and health. Note that an "Other" category will be included under each main heading. The overall theme is the impact of transport (and urban/rural) planning and design on quality of life, health and well-being in communities.

Transport and Health Behavior

• Active travel
• Disruptive mobility & cultural shifts
• Methods, performance measures & outcomes
• Public education/public involvement
• Social marketing & other behavioral interventions
• Gender and Transport

Innovative Technologies

• Autonomous/connected vehicle technologies
• Transport Network Companies (TNC); Uber, Lyft and others
• Technologies to assist active travel (i.e., Wayfinding apps, etc.)
• Infrastructure adaptations & technologies
• Electric vehicles (including e-bikes)
• Renewable energies

Transport and Health Impacts

• Road safety danger reduction & injury
• Health/environmental impact assessments
• Air quality
• Noise pollution
• Water contamination
• Climate change
• Community severance
• Mental health

Urban/Rural Planning

• Complete/healthy streets/governance
• Aging populations 
• Disability assisted mobility (paratransit)
• Planning & infrastructure challenges
• Built environment density, distance
• Monitoring & evaluation
• Socio-technical challenge
• City trials, Intervention studies and natural experiments
• Work/school travel plans
• Green/natural space (biodiversity)
• Environment/social justice/inequities
• Transport economics
• Infrastructure for transport beyond the private car (i.e., walking/cycling) ​

If you do not see a specific transport and health abstract category that your abstract fits, submit it anyway under the "Other" category option. The Program Committee will take a look and figure out a way to work your unique research into the program. The IPATH platform is all about a different way of thinking.​

The IPATH 2024 Annual Meeting is a collaborative partnership between the following organizations: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), CBB Transportation Engineers Plus Planners serving as the local host in St. Charles, Missouri and the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH).