Incentive Policies That Can Create Opportunities for Physical Activity

February 2016

By: Emily Thrun, University of Illinois at Chicago

http://www.bridgingthegapresearch.org/_asset/dkbyqs/BTG_incentive_policy_brief_Feb2016.pdf
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Built Environment and Health

This briefing paper identifies incentives that local governments can use to improve physical activity. Figure 1 shares the percent of children that live in communities that have financial, in-kind, permitting, density/development bonuses, and other incentives that promote active living.