Using Local Land Use Laws to Facilitate Physical Activity
March 2012
By: Emily Thrun, Jamie Chriqui, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://www.bridgingthegapresearch.org/_asset/5q86hg/btg_land_use_pa_FINAL_03-09-12.pdf
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This briefing paper reviews local land use laws to learn more about what kinds of communities facilitate physical activity. It concludes that higher-income communities more often have land use laws that promote physical activity than lower- and middle-income communities.