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<P>This section covers technical information to be used as reference material by engineers, architects and designers concerned with pedestrian facilities, and information about the existing walking environment including:<ul><li>Standards (including draft standards) related to pedestrian facilities</li><li>Specifications and design guides</li><li>

Improve walkability around transit locations

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 12/08/2008 - 21:49
Link to order information
Improve walkability around transit locations - Web page
The Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety has released two new guides, A Resident’s Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities, to help residents, parents, community groups, and others make their communities bett
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North America
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Design and planning
Walkability
Public Transport
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access
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Transit Board encouraged by dialogue

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 24/06/2008 - 21:12
Media Statement re Auckland Harbour Bridge
Transit Board encouraged by dialogue - Document - MS Word - MS Word
The Board of Transit New Zealand welcomed the opportunity to meet with Cycle Action Auckland today as part of their on-going discussions on the viabi
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Design and planning
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Land Transport NZ / LTSA
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cycling
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Red-light cameras cause more accidents

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 08/04/2008 - 00:25
Red-light cameras save lives but result in more crashes that cause property damage, a new study says
Red-light cameras cause more accidents - Web page
"Before and after" studies of 38 red-light camera intersections in Toronto revealed collisions resulting in death or injury dropped 18.2 per cent.
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North America
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Design and planning
Safety
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Atlanta Family Slashes Carbon Footprint

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 07/04/2008 - 22:51
Atlanta Family Slashes Carbon Footprint - Web page
Atlanta resident Malaika Taylor used to live the typical suburban life — the kind that helps make America the world's top contributor to climate change. But four years ago, fed up with commuting, Taylor and her 11-year old daughter, Maya, moved from the suburbs to the city.
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North America
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Design and planning
Environment
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transport options
active living
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Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 23:59
Examining the evidence
Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? - Document - Adobe PDF
This report • Reviews the broad trends affecting the relationships among physical activity, health, transportation, and land use; • Summarizes what is known about these relationships and what they suggest for future policy decisions at all levels of government; and • Identifies priorities for future research.
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Design and planning
Health
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physical activity
public transport
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Urban Planning and Public Health at CDC

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:32
Urban Planning and Public Health at CDC - Web page
Urban planning, also called city and regional planning, is a multidisciplinary field in which professionals work to improve the welfare of persons and communities by creating more convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places now and for the future.
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Design and planning
Health
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urban planning
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The public health roots of zoning:

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:19
in search of active living's legal genealogy.
The public health roots of zoning: - Web page
To better understand the dynamic nature of land-use law and policy, and how policymakers might accomplish zoning reform to encourage more physically active environments, this paper traces the public health roots of zoning through a family tree of land-use legal doctrines.
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Design and planning
Health
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public health
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From walkability to active living potential

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:14
From walkability to active living potential - Web page
Background The purpose of this paper is to establish the reliability and validity of a neighborhood-level measure of active living potential by applying principles of ecometrics. Methods Following a 3-day training session, observers (n =8) were provided with a map of a predetermined walking route constructed through the joining of ten randomly selected street block
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Design and planning
Health
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walkability
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Through seniors' eyes:

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 01:36
an exploratory qualitative study to identify environmental barriers to and facilitators of walking.
Through seniors' eyes: - Web page
This qualitative exploratory study examined environmental factors influencing the walking choices of elderly people using the photovoice approach.
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North America
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Design and planning
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