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The FHWA has just released A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities, which provides examples from other communities working to improve pedestrian safety.

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Report ... Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program

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Pilot program shows that walking and biking are key to reducing emissions

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Urban sprawl and public health

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Book review

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Urban Sprawl and Public Health, a timely publication by highly qualified authors, is another wake-up call about public policy decisions with respect to land use, transportation, and community design that adversely affect our health, civic involvement, and quality of life.

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Analysis of North Carolina guidelines and criteria for establishing school walk zones.

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Analysis of North Carolina guidelines and criteria for establishing school walk zones. - Web page

The North Carolina Department of Transportation's Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation sponsored research to examine the potential for developing school walk zone guidelines for the state.

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StreetFilms-The Sidewalk Nibblers (video)

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NY pedestrians resist the loss of sidewalk space

StreetFilms-The Sidewalk Nibblers (video) - Web page

YouTube video

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Benchmarking report: Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.

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2007 Benchmarking Report

Bicycling and Walking in the U.S. - Web page

Main Findings from 2007 Benchmarking Report: 1. A positive relationship exists between the built environment and levels of biking and walking. 2. Where levels of biking and walking are higher, bicycle and pedestrian safety is greater. 3. Cities with strong Thunderhead organizations generally have high levels of biking and walking. 4. Higher lev

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