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) are part of a packet that includes the following:
- A Fact Sheet that
addresses pedestrian safety issues with a special focus
on the disproportionate number of Latino pedestrians hit by
motor
vehicles in California. (Calles Seguras Para Peatones)
- A fact sheet that discusses how physical inactivity and poor
community design
has been
a contributing factor in the increase
of diabetes in California adults, especially among the Latino
population. (Salud y Diseño Urbano)
- A walkability checklist that community
leaders can use with members of their communities to identify
street
deficiencies
in their neighborhoods
- Safety tip cards for pedestrians
and bicyclists.
Fact
Sheets in Spanish (PDF, 3.8 MB) | Fact
Sheets in English (PDF, 3.8 MB)
This information is available in both English and Spanish. To
receive hard copies, please call
the LGC at 916-448-1198 ext 325.
This project was funded through
an environmental justice grant from the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans). Project support was provided by the
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).
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