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Newsletters
Back issues of our monthly Livable
Places Update, a report of progress made by local
governments throughout the nation to become more livable.
Southern
California Livable Places News, a newsletter developed out
of several workshops held in Southern California from 1997-1998.
Each edition of this newsletter focused on a different livable communities
issue in the region and provided case studies and contact names
and numbers for model projects.
Central
Valley Livable Places News (formerly San Joaquin Valley
Livable Places News), a quarterly newsletter which brings
you timely
information about workshops, places, plans and projects that are
setting the standard in creating livable communities for
the San
Joaquin Valley.
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Articles
The Ahwahnee
Principles: Toward more livable communities. By Judith
Corbett, Executive Director—Local Government Commission and
Joe Velasquez, Councilmember—City of Cathedral City.
Building Livable
Communities with Transit - Elements of Good Transit-Oriented
Development. By Paul Zykofsky, AICP
Development
and Public Health: Could our development patterns be affecting
our personal health? By Richard E. Killingsworth and Jean Lamming.
Energy
and the Human Environment: Toward Better Neighborhood Design.
By Judy and Michael Corbett.
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
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Fact Sheets
Healthy
Kids, Healthy Communities Fact Sheet
Emergency
Response and Traditional Neighborhood Street Design Fact Sheet
Form-Based
Codes: Implementing Smart Growth Fact Sheet
Neighborhood-Scale
Planning Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities Fact Sheet
Emergency Response
and Narrow Streets: Traffic Calming and Street Design — Fact
Sheets
Community
Design Fact Sheets for Safe Streets and Healthy Communities Fact
Sheets and Resources (In
Spanish and English)
"Designs
and Codes that Reduce Crime around Multifamily Housing" Fact
Sheet
"Calles
Más Seguras para Familias y Niños" Fact
Sheet (In Spanish)
"Geographic
Information Systems: A Tool For Improving Community Livability" Fact
Sheet
Overcoming
Obstacles to Smart Growth through Code Reform – An Executive Summary
for Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide (PDF,
210 KB)
"Compact
Development for More Livable Communities" Fact Sheet
"Designing
Safe Streets and Neighborhoods" Fact Sheet
"The
Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities" Fact Sheet
"Land
Use Planning for Safe, Crime-Free Neighborhoods" Fact
Sheet
"Livable
Communities and Urban Forests" Fact Sheet (In English and Spanish)
"New
Thinking for a New Transportation Age" Fact Sheet and
Resources
"Safe
Routes to Schools" Fact Sheet and Funding Information
"Transportation
Tools to Improve Children's Health and Mobility" Fact
Sheet
"US
DOT Policy Supports Walking and Bicycling" Fact Sheet
"Why
People Don't Walk and What City Planners Can Do About It" Fact
Sheet
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Reports
2003
Governor's Environmental Goals and Policy Report (PDF,
3.5 MB) November 10, 2003: Memo
Creating
Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community (PDF,
4 MB) September 2003
Ballot
Box Planning and Growth Management (PDF,
1 MB) By William Fulton,
et al., August 2002
Growth
Management Ballot Measures in California (PDF,
1 MB) By William
Fulton, et al., June 2002
New
Schools for Older Neighborhoods: Strategies for Building
Our Communities' Most Important Assets (PDF,
2.9 MB) January
2002
Strategies for Revitalizing Our Downtowns and
Neighborhoods: Evaluating California Main Street Programs, By
Eichenfield and Associates, July 2002
Revitalizing Older
Suburbs
Companion Report: Older
Suburbs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area: Decline, Revitalization,
and Lessons for other Communities (PDF,
616 KB) By Strategic Economics,
July 2002
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Presentations
Speaker presentations
given at workshops, conferences, or meetings.
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Guidelines
20 Questions
to Ask Your Staff New!
Building
More Livable Communities: Design Guidelines for Multifamily Housing
Designs
and Codes that Reduce Crime around Multifamily Housing
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Model Projects
Village Homes
– Davis, CA
Revitalizing Older Suburbs Case Studies
- Addison
Circle – Addison, TX:
Addison Circle Brings Urban Environment to Dallas Suburbs
- Anaheim, CA:
Anaheim, CA Intensifies Development at Under-used Shopping
Centers
- Beaverton, OR:
Transit-Oriented Development Adds Urban Amenities to Portland
Suburb
- Brea, CA:
Brea, CA Recaptures "Heart and Soul of the Community" with
a New Downtown
- Citrus Heights, CA:
Incremental Infill Development Offers Solution for Reclaiming
Suburbs in Citrus Heights, CA
- Hercules, CA:
Bay Area's Fastest Growing Suburb Combats Sprawl with Town
Center
- Santana Row –
San Jose, CA:
Failing San Jose Shopping Center Gives Life to Vibrant Urban
Neighborhood
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LITA
Local Index
of Transit Availability (L.I.T.A.)
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Participation Toolkits
Participation
Tools for Better Community and Land Use Planning
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