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Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers: Walking and Bicycling in Small...
RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY Executive Summary Some commentators and decision-makers have long assumed that biking and walking are strictly a “big city” phenomenon, and that rural America can’t benefit...
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Maximizing Walkability, Diversity and Educational Equity in U.S. Schools
POLICYLINKCHANGELAB SOLUTIONS With childhood obesity at an all-time high, many health advocates are calling for greater access to walkable schools as an important element of a comprehensive approach...
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Measuring Sprawl
SMART GROWTH AMERICAExecutive SummarySome places in the United States are sprawling out and some places are building in compact, connected ways. The difference between these two strategies affects the...
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Foot Traffic Ahead: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America’s Largest Metros
SMART GROWTH AMERICAExecutive SummaryThis report indicates that metros found to have high walkable urbanism are models for the future development patterns of many—and possibly most— of the largest 30...
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Index
THE TOD GROUPTransit-Oriented Developments (TODs) are defined as walkable, mixed-use and dense communities within a half-mile of a train station while Transit-Adjacent Developments (TADs) refer to...
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Ohio Statewide Transit Needs
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSUMMARY OF FINDINGSThe Ohio Statewide Transit Needs Study was tasked with quantifying Ohio’s transit needs, as well as recommending programmatic and policy initiatives...
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Safer Streets, Stronger Economies
SMART GROWTH AMERICAExecutive SummaryWhat do communities get for their investments in Complete Streets?In this study of 37 projects, Smart Growth America found that Complete Streets projects tended to...
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Where Do People Prefer to Walk?
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View ArticleNew Britain, CT: The Complete Streets Master Plan
The story of how Downtown New Britain, Connecticut developed a Complete Streets Master Plan, and in the process gained so much more. To learn more, please click here:...
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Guest on The Infra Blog: Scott Bricker, Director, America Walks
Scott Bricker has worked for over fifteen years to make communities healthy and sustainable through bicycling, walking and urban design. Scott is proud to serve as the Director of America Walks, the...
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Who’s On Board 2016: What Today’s Riders Teach Us About Transit That Works
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State of the Region’s Health: How the New York Metropolitan Region’s Urban...
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Colorado’s Transit, Biking & Walking Needs Over The Next 25 Years
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Disparities in Park Quality and Pedestrian Streetscape Environments
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NACTO: Cities Leading the Way
NACTO builds cities as places for people, with safe, sustainable, accessible and equitable transportation choices. With great leadership, cities lead the way on transportation, creating a strong...
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Freeways Without Futures
CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM (CNU) Introduction Since the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, America has spent billions to create the Interstate Highway System—an ongoing march of construction and...
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Pushed Out: Housing Displacement in an Unaffordable Region
REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION (RPA) Over the past decades, New York City and much of the surrounding region has experienced a remarkable turnaround. Our robust transit system, walkable neighborhoods,...
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2017 Great Places in America: Suggest Your Favorite Place
Nominations are now being accepted through May 10 for 2017's Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods, and Great Public Spaces. APA will recognize this year's Great Places during National Community Planning...
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The 2017 United States Report Card on Walking and Walkable Communities
NATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAN ALLIANCE Objective of the 2017 United States Report Card on Walking and Walkable Communities The primary goal of the 2017 United States Report Card on Walking and...
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Guest on The Infra Blog: Scott Bricker, Director, America Walks
Scott Bricker has worked for over fifteen years to make communities healthy and sustainable through bicycling, walking and urban design. Scott is proud to serve as the Director of America Walks, the...
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