RESOURCES from the National Center for Bicycling & Walking
-> "STATE HIGHWAYS AS MAIN STREETS: A STUDY OF..."
"...Community Design and Visioning;" WSDOT Research Report; by Nichols, Payne, Gear, and Miller; Washington State Dept. of Transportation, Office of Research & Library Services. Oct. 2009 (general info and link to 895kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yjs4u55
-> "TRAVEL DEMAND IN THE CONTEXT OF GROWING DIVERSITY..."
"...Considerations for Policy, Planning, and Forecasting;" by Heather Contrino and Nancy McGuckin; TR News 264 Sept-Oct 2009. (general info and link to 741kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yjrf3tu
-> "REALIZING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE..."
"...T.O.D.: Recommendations to the Interagency Partnership on Sustainable Communities;" a Policy White Paper by Reconnecting America. November 18, 2009 (473kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/ydmvatz
-> "MAKING THE LINK FROM TRANSPORTATION TO PHYSICAL..."
"...Activity and Obesity;" by Daniel A. Rodriguez, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Summer 2009 (563kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/y926bcj
-> "THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR..."
"...Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects;" Executive Summary; by Barbara McCann and Susan Handy; U.C. Davis Sustainable Transportation Center. Aug. 2009 (12.1mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/ykvnkq3
-> "BEYOND HEALTH CARE: NEW DIRECTIONS TO A..."
"...Healthier America;" Recommendations from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. (3.0mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/y9b4ag9
Require all schools (K-12) to include time
for all children to be physically active
every day
.
One in five children will be obese by 2010. Children
should be active at least one hour each day; only
one-third of high-school students currently meet this
goal. Schools can help meet this physical activity goal,
through physical education programs, active recess,
after-school and other recreational activities. Education
funding should be linked to all children achieving at
least half of their daily recommended physical activity
at school, and over time should be linked to reductions
in childhood obesity rates.
...
Despite breakthroughs in medical science and a $1 trillion
increase in annual health care spending over the past decade,
America is losing ground relative to other countries when
it comes to health. Astronomical medical bills strain family
and government budgets and threaten America’s global
competitiveness. Health care spending consumes about
16 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), much
more than in any other industrialized nation, and is expected
to climb to over 20 percent of GDP by 2018. The costs of
medical care and insurance are now out of reach for many
American households, pushing some families into bankruptcy,
draining businesses, reducing employment and severely
straining public budgets.
...
Meanwhile, the United States slipped from
14th among industrialized countries in life expectancy at birth
in 1980 to 23rd by 2004. We need to look beyond medical
care to other factors that can improve America’s health.
-> "AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT OF RED-LIGHT..."
"...Running & Speeding Laws in Minnesota: Bridging Technology and Public Policy;" by John S. Adams & Barbara J. VanDrasek, University Metropolitan Consortium, University of Minnesota; Report no. CTS 09-26. October 2009 (general info and link to 482kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/ydupkr8
-> "CENSUS IN SCHOOLS"
U.S. Census Bureau lesson plans, maps, teaching guides, and other informational materials to help teachers and students learn about the importance of the Census.'..."
http://tinyurl.com/ycqk4xt
-> "PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF URBAN FORM AND PHYSICAL..."
"...Activity in the Black Women's Health Study;" by Coogan, White, Adler, Hathaway, Palmer and Rosenberg; American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 170(9):1105-1117; doi:10.1093/aje/kwp264.
http://tinyurl.com/yh5ul3f
-> "TEACHING CHILDREN TO WALK SAFELY AS THEY..."
"...Grow and Develop: A guide for parents and caregivers;" by the National Center for Safe Routes to School for NHTSA. July 2009 (4.5mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yg6lwd3
-> "UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMMUNITY: THE KEY TO..."
"...Building an Impactful, Sustainable Coalition;" white paper from LiveWell Colorado. Nov. 2009 (1.0mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/ygxrbpc
-> "HUMAN VISION DURING THE WALKING PROCESS"
Fact Sheet by Jason English and Gary Nelson, Nelson & Associates, Bryan, TX. (35.8kb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yfdecfm
(Other fact sheets available at http://tinyurl.com/yhstdpb)
-> "PLANNING BY DESIGN: A HEALTHY COMMUNITIES HANDBOOK"
Report by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute. Fall 2009 (general info and link to 6.4mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yl9k5t7
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