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F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2006

This report, developed by Trust for America's Healthy and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses recent trends in obesity including specific state data, a timeline of nation ...

Making cycling irresistible

"Making cycling irresistible: Lessons from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany" by Pucher and Buehler, Rutgers University; Transport Reviews, Vol. 28, 2008. (876k pdf)

Filed In: Resource | Case Study | Environment | Health | Transportation

Traffic congestion around schools

#50 Problem-Oriented Guides for Police, Problem-Specific Guides Series; by Nancy La Vigne, Center for Problem-Oriented Policing; for U.S. Dept. of Justice.

Active Living at Health Canada

Active Living at Health Canada by Rich Killingsworth, MPH, Director, Active Living by Design (2/04) This presentation provides a general overview of the relationships between the built environment, ...

Urban sprawl and public health

*Urban Sprawl and Public Health By Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H. National Center For Environmental Health, and Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr. P.H. Rollins School of Public Health. Presented Octobe ...

Placemaking on a budget: It's all about creating places for people, by people

By Susan Jackson, AICP and Al Zelinka, AICP (RBF/Urban Design Studio). Presented at the 2001 American Planning Association, National Planning Conference (New Orleans) - March 11, 2001. This present ...

Designing Walkable Neighborhoods

By Dan Burden, Walkable Communities Inc. Presented January 2002 to New Partners for Smart Growth.
This large presentation shows in hundreds of photos and examples the many ways to design walk ...

Filed In: Resource | Development | Environment | Presentation | Transportation

The New Metropolitan Agenda

The New Metropolitan Agenda By Bruce Katz, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institute. Presented April 2001 to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. This presentations explor ...

Physical Activity and the Built Environment

Physical Activity and the Built Environment By Marya Morris, AICP, Director of Research, American Planning Association. Presented at the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity' ...

Physical Activity and the Built Environment

Physical Activity and the Built Environment By Marya Morris, AICP, Director of Research, American Planning Association. Presented at the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity's (NC ...