Fwd: building trails for community health

[sean <o2design@wsu.edu>]

Thanks for the heads-up, Bill.  They have a valuable resource in the 
51pg .pdf document.  I was pleased to see that our solutions for more 
pedestrian and cyclist friendly walks at the Palouse Mall were upheld 
by many of the points they lay out in Chpt. 2 and elsewhere.

It also pointed out needs for the Latah Trail/Paradise Path 
connection at Tidyman's, a section of path my junior design studio 
worked on this spring.  I am anxious to see how that segment ends up 
after working with Roger Blanchard.  I see that grading has been 
underway of late.

s

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>>  >Washington, DC - The National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW) has
>>  >just published a new guide, Increasing Physical Activity Through Community
>>  >Design. This 48-page guide focuses on how to make communities more
>>  >bicycle-friendly and walkable. It was developed under a grant from The
>>  >Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
>>  >
>>  >"We know that a wide range of health problems are associated with low
>>  >levels of physical activity," said Bill Wilkinson, NCBW's executive
>>  >director. "Indeed, it is estimated that physical inactivity and obesity
>>  >are contributing factors in 300,000 to 500,000 deaths each year in the
>>  >United States. According to professionals in public health, one of the
>>  >most effective 'interventions' is regular, routine physical activity such
>>  >as bicycling and walking."
>>  >
>>  >Wilkinson added that the new guide is designed to provide public health
>>  >practitioners and others an introduction to increasing physical activity
>>  >through better community design, specifically by making it easier and
>>  >safer to bicycle and walk.
>>  >"Fostering active living through community design involves changing the
>>  >objectives for transportation and land-use planning," Wilkinson said. "We
>>  >have to make better decisions on the location of schools and parks, and
>>  >give more attention to safety and security concerns. We have to realize
>>  >that all of these activities have very direct health impacts and 
>>consequences."
>>  >
>>  >The new Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design guide
>>  >presents an introduction to community design issues, and describes seven
>>  >kinds of projects that can help create more bicycle-friendly and walkable
>>  >communities. It also discusses how such projects get funded, and presents
>>  >an array of resources to help with implementation.
>>  >
>>  >Wilkinson noted that printed copies of the new Guide were sent directly to
>>  >each of the state public health departments in late June. It is available
>>  >now as a portable document file (.pdf) on the NCBW's web site at
>>  >http://www.bikewalk.org. Printed copies of the Guide will be available for
>>  >general distribution in mid-July. Contact the NCBW through its web site
>>  >(above) or at (202) 463-6622 to request a printed copy.
>>  >
>>  >#       #       #
>>  >
>>  >The National Center for Bicycling & Walking is a nonprofit organization
>>  >working to make communities bicycle-friendly and walkable. With a major
>>  >grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the NCBW is supporting
>>  >active living through community design by providing technical assistance
>>  >and training. The NCBW was founded in 1977 as the Bicycle Federation of
>>  >America. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, New
>>  >Jersey, is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to
>  > >improving the health and health care of all Americans. The Foundation
>>  >concentrates its grantmaking in four goal areas: to assure that all
>>  >Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve
>>  >care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote
>>  >healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social and
>>  >economic harm caused by substance abuse - tobacco, alcohol and 
>>illicit drugs.
>>


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Thanks,
s


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