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Increasing Physical Activity: Built Environment Approaches
May 2017by: Community Preventive Services Task ForceThis fact sheet belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Safe Routes to School: Helping All Students Walk and Bike Safely
Get the Facts, 2011This fact sheet belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Walking, Bicycling, and Urban Landscapes: Evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area
American Journal of Public Health, 93(9): 1478-1483, 2003by: Robert Cervero, Michael DuncanThis article belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Is Your Community Putting Prevention to Work? Ways to Increase Walking and Bicycling
July 2013by: Nick Sims, Vikrant Sood, Julia MurphyThis audio recording belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Increasing Walking & Bicycling: Policy Options for Local Governments in Kansas
January 2015This guide belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Promoting an Active Minnesota: Local Policy Options to Support Walking and Bicycling
May 2017This guide belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Example Comprehensive Plan Policies to Support Physically Active Communities
September 2007by: Juli WilkersonThese model plan sections belong to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
APHA: Transportation and Health
2019This web page belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
From the Ground Up: Land Use Policies to Protect and Promote Farmers’ Markets
April 2013by: Heather Wooten, Amy AckermanThis guide shares best practices for regulating farmers’ markets at the state and local level. -
Capital Improvements Planning: A Neglected Priority
Public Management, May 2002by: Harry TowThis article presents a high-level overview of capital improvements planning for city managers. -
Gloucester County, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2018The county’s zoning code defines and regulates small wind energy systems. -
Stillwater, OK, City Code
Updated October 2017This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections. -
Lansing, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections. -
Irvine, CA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections. -
Modes Less Traveled—Bicycling and Walking to Work in the United States: 2008–2012
May 2014by: Brian McKenzieThis report from the U.S. Census Bureau discusses the results of a 2012 American Community Survey travel questionnaire, which found that bicycling and walking have been gaining mode share in recent years. -
Bicycling & Walking in the United States: Benchmarking Report
2016This report collects and analyzes, biennially, data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states, the 52 largest U.S. cities, and a select number of mid-sized cities. -
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
2017This clearinghouse page provides links to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) publications—guides, reports, and fact sheets—and resources on federal programs. -
Promoting Walking and Bicycling: Assessing the Evidence to Assist Planners
Built Environment 36(4): 429-446, 2010by: Ann Forsyth, Kevin KrizekThis article is a literature review of 300 empirical studies looks to bridge the gap between academic findings and effective transportation planning in North America. -
Can Built and Social Environmental Factors Encourage Walking Among Individuals with Negative Walking Attitudes?
Journal of Planning Education and Research, 32(2): 219-236, 2012by: Kenneth Joh, AICP, Mai Nguyen, Marlon Boarnet,This article addresses pedestrian planning for communities where the built environment was planned for automobile use and where there perhaps exists hostility towards the mode. -
Walking and Cycling In Western Europe and the United States: Trends, Policies, and Lessons
TR News 280, May-June 2012by: Ralph Buehler, John PucherThis article compares walking and cycling policies and facilities in the U.S. versus Western Europe. -
Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning: A Guide to Best Practices
Published October 2002by: Todd LitmanThis guide briefly covers best practices for each of the major steps of planning bicycle and pedestrian facilities, from scoping and research, to implementation, to education and promotion. -
Promoting Transportation Cycling for Women: The Role of Bicycle Infrastructure
Preventive Medicine, 46(1): 55-59, 2008by: Jan Garrard, Geoffrey Rose, Sing LoThis article addresses planning for the gender imbalance in the bicycle mode. -
Real-Time Human Perceptions: Toward a Bicycle Level of Service
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1578: 119-126, 1997by: Bruce Landis, AICP, Venkat Vattikuti, Michael BrannickThis article on bicycle level of service outlines in great depth the adaptation of the language long used for automobiles. -
Infrastructure, Programs, and Policies to Increase Bicycling: An International Review
Preventive Medicine 50: S106-S125, 2010by: John Pucher, Jennifer Dill, Susan HandyThis article is a literature review of 139 studies that looks to find the most effective interventions for increasing use of bicycle facilities. -
Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: Valuing Bicycle Facilities with an Adaptive Stated Preference Survey
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 41(4): 287-301, 2007by: Nebiyou Tilahun, David Levinson, Kevin KrizekThis article found that cyclists will trade travel time to use segregated bicycle facilities. -
Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking: Evidence From a Land-Use–Travel Study
Urban Studies (48)1: 129-159, 2011by: Marlon Boarnet, Kenneth Joh, AICP, Walter SiembabThis article found that the urban design of a suburban community affects pedestrian use, and recommends measures to encourage both infill development and increased pedestrian use. -
Cycling to Work in 90 Large American Cities: New Evidence on the Role of Bike Paths and Lanes
Transportation 39(2): 409-432, 2012by: Ralph Buehler, John PucherThis article examines primary data form 90 large American cities on cycling to work in order to draw conclusions about the role of bike facilities regarding mode choice. -
Pedestrian Safety and the Built Environment: A Review of the Risk Factors
Journal of Planning Literature: 1-16, 2015by: Philip Stoker, Andrea Garfinkel-Castro, Meleckidzedeck KhayesiThis article is a literature review of research on pedestrian crashes and safety interventions available to planners. -
Trail Characteristics as Correlates of Urban Trail Use
American Journal of Health Promotion 21 (4, suppl): 335-345, 2007by: Kim Reynolds, Jennifer Wolch, Jason ByrneThis article addresses the factors that contribute to a successful off-street trail. -
Kirkland, WA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Content-Neutral Sign Regulation collections. -
Columbia, MO, Sidewalk Funding Summary
February 2015This fact sheet gathers and summarizes all of the city’s sidewalk policies stemming from its complete streets policy adoption and addresses funding sources and implementation. -
Chardon Sidewalk Connectivity Analysis
July 2016This report includes a sidewalk connectivity analysis using a points-based methodology and offers a budget. -
Active Transportation in the SCAG Region
December 2012This fact sheet, produced alongside the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) comprehensive regional transportation plan, highlights existing conditions and proposed interventions, as well as broader goals and strategies. -
Effective Messaging for Promoting Biking and Walking Best Practices and Media Inventory
2016This fact sheet gathers best media practices for discussing bicycle and pedestrian routes to school. -
Active Transportation: Improving the Health of Rural Communities in More Ways Than One
February 2016by: Caitlin Zibers, AICP CandidateThis fact sheet highlights the health benefits of active transportation and the economic benefits of multi-use, off-street trails in regards to rural active transportation facilities. -
Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Development: A Guidebook
No. Project 08-78, 2014by: J. Richard Kuzmyak, Jerry Walters, Mark BradleyThis guidebook from the Transportation Research Board provides guidance for practitioners on modeling bicycle and pedestrian use. -
Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities
NCHRP Report 552, 2006by: Kevin Krizek, Gary Barnes, Gavin PoindexterThis guide offers a straightforward means of performing a cost-benefit analysis for bicycle facilities. -
Transportation Criteria Manual
February 2018This guide synthesizes the specifications from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials guidelines, and applies them to all of Austin’s transportation facilities. -
The Effects of Traffic Calming Measures on Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior
August 2001by: Herman Huang, AICP, Michael CyneckiThis report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) studied the effect of various traffic calming measures on pedestrian safety. -
Pedestrian and Bicycle Data Collection in United States Communities Quantifying Use, Surveying Users, and Documenting Facility Extent
January 2005by: Robert Schneider, AICP, Robert Patton, AICP, Jennifer Toole, AICPThis report offers case studies of different communities’ efforts to collect pedestrian and bicycle data, and offers recommendations for improvement. -
Evaluation of Pedestrian-Related Roadway Measures: A Summary of Available Research
April 2014by: Jill Mead, Charlie Zegeer, Max Bushell, AICPThis report compiles all known research—from peer-reviewed journals, reports or presentations, and other Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or state departments of transportation resources—on the effectiveness of pedestrian facilities, using safety as a measure. -
Sidewalk Network Inventory and Assessment for the Champaign Urbana Urbanized Area
February 2016This report addresses sidewalk connectivity and condition assessment to support recommendations to create a safer and more accessible sidewalk network for residents. -
Constructing, Maintaining and Financing Sidewalks in New Jersey
August 2006by: Charles CarmaltThis report covers all aspects of sidewalk construction, including their history, the decline in their construction and maintenance, and the contemporary best practices for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Valuing Bicycling’s Economic and Health Impacts in Wisconsin
January 2010by: Maggie Grabow, Micah Hahn, Melissa WhitedThis report examines the benefits and costs of cycling facilities at a state level. -
Evaluating Active Transport Benefits and Costs
November 2018by: Todd LitmanThis report describes methods for evaluating the benefits and costs of active transport (walking, cycling, and their variants, also called non-motorized and human-powered travel). -
Short-Term Rental Housing Restrictions
2011by: Robinson & Cole LLPThis report examines impacts of short-term rental restrictions rentals, legal issues raised by restrictions, and strategies for regulating these units. -
New Orleans, LA, Short Term Rental Study
January 28, 2016by:This report from 2015 examines the issue of short-term residential rentals in the city and recommends regulations for these uses. -
Re-Zoning the Sharing Economy: Municipal Authority to Regulate Short-Term Rentals of Real Property
SMU Law Review 70(2) Article 11, 2017by: Cory ScanlonThis article examines how local governments can regulate short-term residential rentals through their zoning powers in ways that uphold constitutional rights. -
Emerging Issues in the Enforcement of Short-Term Rental Regulations
May 3, 2017by: Kevin Heneghan, Andrea VisveshwaraThis article explains state and federal legal aspects of how local governments can regulate short-term residential rentals. -
Louisville, KY, Short-Term Rental Information
Updated June 2019This web page provides details about and documentation of the city’s history of regulating short-term residential rentals.