Community Design Articles

 

The Ahwahnee Principles: Toward more livable communities.
By Judith Corbett, Executive Director—Local Government Commission and Joe Velasquez, Councilmember—City of Cathedral City. Published by Western City Magazine; September, 1994.

Building Livable Communities with Transit - Elements of Good Transit-Oriented Development.
By Paul Zykofsky, AICP. Published by California Transit Association in Transit California; May 1999. More information about the California Transit Association can be found on their website; http://www.transitassociation.org.

Development and Public Health: Could our development patterns be affecting our personal health?
By Richard E. Killingsworth and Jean Lamming. Published by Urban Land, July 2001.

Energy and the Human Environment: Toward Better Neighborhood Design.
By Judy and Michael Corbett. Published by the College of Human Ecology, Michigan State University.

Is Physical Inactivity Draining our Government Coffers?
By Judy Corbett and Marla Hollander. Published by California County Magazine, Journal of the California State Association of Counties: July/August 2004.

Shaping the Tools of Re-Invention: Good Citizens, Better Communities.
By Dave Davis

Ten Keys to Walkable/Livable Communities.
By Dan Burden

Why Build Near Transit? — The economic and social benefits of transit oriented development. By Paul Zykofsky, AICP. Published by California Transit Association in Transit California; December 1998/January 1999. More information about the California Transit Association can be found on their website; http://www.transitassociation.org.