Fact Sheets
Valuing Downtowns Fact
Sheet
[Upward Not Outward is a Smart Revenue Strategy for Local Governments]
Cultivating Community Gardens Fact
Sheet
[Health & Physical Activity, Open Space, Schools]
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: School and Local Government Collaborations — Fact
Sheet
[Health & Physical Activity, Schools]
Emergency Response and Traditional Neighborhood Street Design Fact
Sheet
[Topics: Bike and Pedestrian Design, Safety, Street Design]
Form-Based
Codes: Implementing Smart Growth Fact
Sheet
[Topics: Bike & Pedestrian Design, Downtown & Neighborhood Centers,
Housing, Public Participation, Street Design]
Neighborhood-Scale Planning
Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities Fact
Sheet — Updated
[Topics: Bike and Pedestrian Design, Community
Design, Health & Physical Activity, Street Design]
Emergency Response and Narrow
Streets: Traffic Calming and
Street Design Fact Sheets
[Topics: Bike and Pedestrian Design, Safety, Street Design]
Community
Design Fact Sheets for Safe Streets and Healthy Communities: Calles
Seguras Para Peatones (Streets that are Safe for Pedestrians)
and Salud y Diseño Urbano (Health and Community
Design) — Fact Sheets and Resources (In English and Spanish)
[Topics: Bike and Pedestrian Design, Health & Physical
Activity, Public Participation, Safety, Street Design]
Livable
Communities and Urban Forests Fact Sheet (In English and Spanish)
[Topics: Air Quality, Economic Development, Health & Physical
Activity, Safety, Trees]
"Calles Más Seguras
para Familias y Niños" Fact Sheet (In Spanish)
[Topics: Bike & Pedestrian Design, Health & Physical Activity,
Safety, Street Design]
"Compact Development for
More Livable Communities" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Bicycle & Pedestrian Design, Housing, Community
Design]
"Designing Safe Streets and
Neighborhoods" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Safety, Bicycle & Pedestrian Design, Street Design]
"Designs
and Codes that Reduce Crime around Multifamily Housing" Fact
Sheet and Resources
[Topics: Housing, Open Space, Safety, Social Equity]
"The Economic Benefits of Walkable
Communities" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Economic Development, Bicycle & Pedestrian Design,
Health & Physical Activity]
"Geographic
Information Systems: A Tool For Improving Community Livability" Fact
Sheet
[Topics: Land Conservation, Open Space, Public Participation,
Regional Planning, Transit, Trees, Water Quality]
"Land Use Planning
for Safe, Crime-Free Neighborhoods" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Safety, Housing, Schools]
"New Thinking for a
New Transportation Age" Fact Sheet and Resources
[Topics: Transportation, Efficient Speed and Road Capacity, Arterial
Retrofits, Travel Demand Reduction]
Overcoming Obstacles to Smart Growth through Code Reform An Executive Summary for Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide (PDF, 210 KB)
"Safe Routes to Schools"
Fact Sheet and Funding Information
[Topics: Safety, Bicycle & Pedestrian Design, Schools, Health
& Physical Activity]
"Transportation Tools to
Improve Children's Health and Mobility" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Schools, Street Design, Safety, Health and Physical
Activity]
"US DOT Policy Supports Walking
and Bicycling" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Transportation Funding, Bicycle & Pedestrian Design,
Trees, Street Design, Downtown Revitalization]
"Why People Don't Walk and What
City Planners Can Do About It" Fact Sheet
[Topics: Safety, Bicycle & Pedestrian Design, Downtown &
Neighborhood Centers, Schools, Trees, Health & Physical Activity]