Active Transportation Term Guide

The Monterey County Health Department, through its Planning, Evaluation, and Policy (PEP) Department, is dedicated to promoting health equity by implementing strategic plans, aligning performance standards with national accreditation, and addressing social and environmental policies. Serving underserved and unincorporated communities, PEP focuses on overcoming language barriers in Monterey County, which has a significant Hispanic and Latino population. This project aimed to develop a bilingual glossary of active transportation terms to enhance communication between the community and government agencies. Implemented over three to six months, the glossary was piloted for feedback and updates. The project successfully identified key transportation terms and acronyms that needed translation. The term guide enhanced the understanding of common active transportation terms and their role in community improvement. Recommendations for the next steps include expanding the glossary to cover more terms and languages, conducting regular community feedback sessions, creating similar glossaries for other public service areas, and increasing outreach efforts to ensure community awareness and access.