North America

Creating walkable communities: a guide for local governments

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:23
A guide for local governments
Link to Creating walkable communities - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
"This guide is a tool for local governments and concerned citizens. It presents guide- lines, suggestions, and techniques on how to make communities more walkable and pedestrian-friendly.
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North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Walkability
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Local government
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walkability
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Pedestrian Safety Roadshow

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:15
Safe pedestrians and a walkable America
Pedestrian Safety Roadshow - Web page
This site is designed to make it easier for the pedestrian safety practitioner and advocate to locate and acquire the most appropriate resources to meet their particular planning, design, and operation needs for pedestrian facilities.
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North America
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Activities
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resources
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Context sensitive solutions in designing major urban thoroughfares for Walkable Communities

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 00:56
Abstract & order info - Context sensitive solutions etc - Document
A factsheet which provides planners and designers with information and guidance for using flexibility in exisiting American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials policy and informaiton for context sensitive solutions in design of major urban thoroughfar
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North America
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Design and planning
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design
plan
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Kids Walk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 00:14
Link to PDF file - Kids Walk-to-School etc - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
This guide is a resource to help communities develop and implement a year-long walk-to-school initiative.
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North America
Topics: 
Activities
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promotion
school
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Walk & Bicycling to School: Train the Trainer

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 00:04
Train the Trainer - PowerPoint presentation
Slide presentation developed to encourage state level promotion of walk and bicycle to school programs, by building state level partnerships and assisting local constituents to develop walk and bicycle to school programs.
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North America
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Activities
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school
presentation
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Walking and Bicycling to School: Community Presentation

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 00:02
Link to PowerPoint - Walking and Bicycling to School etc - PowerPoint presentation
Information in the slide presentation may be presented to a neighborhood, school, or community to increase knowledge and interest in participating in a Walk & Bicycle to School program.
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North America
Topics: 
Activities
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school
presentation
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Michigan County uses internet to encourage fitness

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 23:59
Link to article - internet to encourage fitness - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
The article relates the use of the Internet by the Marquette County Health Department in Michigan to encourage physical fitness among residents in the area
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News items
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North America
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physical fitness
internet

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