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Fact Sheets

Recently Added:

Cultivating Community Gardens Fact Sheet
[Health & Physical Activity, Open Space, Schools]

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities 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]

   

 

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