Neighborhood-Scale Planning Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities
 Sprawling urban development and auto-dominated streets make it
nearly impossible for people to integrate walking or bicycling
into their daily routines. As national physical activity levels
decrease and obesity rates increase, local leaders are looking
for ways to incorporate smart growth or livable communities principles
into their general plans so people can safely and conveniently
walk and ride a bicycle for transportation and exercise.
While many communities subscribe to livability principles, local
governments often encounter difficulty implementing them. All too
often the broad "smart growth" objectives that are included
in a general plan lack the detail and legal framework that is necessary
to effectively guide actual development. As a result, development
is less compact, and less conducive to walking and bicycling than
was originally envisioned.This six page
fact sheet offers tips,
tools, and case studies to help communities align planning with
the implementation
of walkable community design.
Neighborhood-Scale
Planning Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities
(PDF,
500 KB)
Funding provided through a grant
from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active
Living Program.
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