How can your community encourage residents to be more active? Download toolkits, fact sheets, and reports on opening school grounds to the public through joint use agreements, building “complete streets” for all users, creating safe routes to school, implementing physical activity standards for child-care centers, and more!
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This fact sheet, which is also available in Spanish, provides talking points and information to use when advocating for healthier street design.
Complete streets are designed and operated...
Why should public health professionals be involved in transportation planning? Because the way our roads and public transit systems are designed has a lot to do with our health: it influences how...
Revitalizing distressed neighborhoods through the formal process known as redevelopment can transform entire communities, bringing an array of benefits that improve residents’ health.
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To decide to bicycle, people need biking to be safe and convenient. They need access to a bicycle, and they won’t bike unless it seems like something normal and worthwhile. Here are a few of the...
A joint use agreement (JUA) is a formal agreement between two separate government entities–often a school and a city or county–setting forth the terms and conditions for shared use of public...
All across America, there is a movement afoot to build Complete Streets that allow people to get around safely, even when they aren't inside a car. Conventional street design promotes traffic...
All across America, there is a movement afoot to build Complete Streets that allow people to get around safely, even when they aren't inside a car. Conventional street design promotes traffic...
In many communities, where safe places to play are few and far between, schools offer a variety of recreational facilities – from gymnasiums and running tracks to sports fields and playgrounds –...
Some school districts are reluctant to open school property to the community after hours, concerned about the legal risks and the costs associated with injury or property damage. The good news is...
Many elements of a community's built environment contribute to making streets attractive for walking. Features such as short blocks, pedestrian-scale lighting, shade trees, and buffers from...
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