National Learning Network Library on Physical Activity, Health and the Built Environment

Main Library Rooms:

I. Safe Routes to School

Policies: 

National | State | Local/Regional | School Board/District Policies | City/County Policies | Regional Government Policies

Programs:

State | Local/Regional | Liability | 5Es

II. Street Scale Improvements

Complete Streets | MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) | Other

III. Land Use

Shared Use | Shared Use: State | Shared Use: Local/Regional

School Siting | School Siting: State/Local

IV. Lower Income & Social Equity

V. Other

Economic Benefits | Health Impact Assessments (HIA)

VI. Research (You will be taken out of this Library)

Helpful Links

I. Safe Routes to School: Policies, Programs

Policies: National

• Transportation and the New Generation: Why Young People Are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy (Frontier Group and US PIRG Education Fund, April 2012) 
• Report to the U.S. Congress on the Outcomes of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program: SAFETEA-LU Section 1807 (Submitted by the Federal Highway Administration, April 2012)

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Policies: State

• Moving Forward: Safe Routes to School Progress in Five States (Washington State DOT, July 2012)

State Network Project Reports (Safe Routes to School National Partnership)

• The Second Wave: State Network Policy Changes in 20 States (February 2011)
• Safe Routes to School State Network Project Final Report, 2010-2011: Phase II - Successes and Lessons Learned (December 2011)
• State Network Policy Successes (December 2010)
• Safe Routes to School State Network Project: Final Report, 2007-2009: Making Change Through Partners and Policies (November 2009)
• Safe Routes to School State Network Project: 2009 Policy Report: Moving to the Future: Building on Early Achievements (March 2009) 
  
• Safe Routes to School State Network Project: 2008 Annual Progress Report: Building Momentum and Policy Change (March 2009)
• Safe Routes to School: State Networks Create Policy Change (September 2008) 
  
• Establishing a Safe Routes to School State Network Project: A 10-Step Guide (March 2008)
• Safe Routes to School State Network Project: 2007 Annual Progress Report: Building Diverse Partnerships and Action Plans (2007)

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Federal Funding for States

• Safe Routes to School: Third Quarter 2012 State of the States Report (National Partnership/FHWA, as of July 31, 2012)
• Understanding Recissions: A Call for Proportionality (League of American Bicyclists, 2012)
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report PART I (Alliance for Biking & Walking, 2012)
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report  PART II (Alliance for Biking & Walking, 2012)
• How Children Get to School: School Travel Patterns from 1969 to 2009 (National Center for Safe Routes to School, November 2011)
• FY 1992 - FY 2010, Transportation Enhancements Spending Report: Analysis of the States' Use of Federal Funding (National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, May 2011)
• Flowchart for Working Together to Advance Safe Routes to School (Prepared by the Federal Highway Administration, National Center for Safe Routes to School, and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, March 2011)
• Rescissions and Restoration: Fighting For Priority (League of American Bicyclists, April 2010)

SAFETEA-LU

• Using Safe Routes to School Programs to Decrease Risk (American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation, November 2011)
• Safe Routes to School: Helping Communities Save Lives and Dollars (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, September 2011)
• FY 1992 - FY 2010, Transportation Enhancements Spending Report: Analysis of the States' Use of Federal Funding (National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, May 2011)
• Safe Routes to School: Progress in Implementing the Program but a Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate Program Outcomes is Needed (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, July 2008)
• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users -  A Summary of Highway Provisions (Federal Highway Administration, August 25, 2005)

MAP-21: Visit our MAP-21 Resource Center which includes the latest information and resources on the Partnership’s legislative priorities, calls to action for local supporters, and implementation updates.

• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program (Advocacy Advance, August 2012)
• Developing a Successful Funding Campaign (Advocacy Advance, 2012)
• Getting a Fair Share for Safety from the Highway Safety Improvement Program: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Case Studies (Advocacy Advance, 2012)
• Improving the Process: How Statewide Organizations Are Winning Federal Dollars for Bicycle and Walking Projects (Advocacy Advance, August 2012)
• MAP-21 Analysis: Performance Management Provisions by the Standing Committee on Performance Management (AASHTO, July 27, 2012)
• Moving Ahead for Progress? Opportunities for Communities in the Wake of MAP-21 - Powerpoint slides (Alta Planning & Design, League of American Bicyclists, 2012)
• National Household Travel Survey, January 2010 (America Bikes & League of American Bicyclists, 2010)
• Navigating MAP-21: Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Toolkit (Advocacy Advance, August 2012)
• A Primer on Federal Funding for Bicycle and Walking Projects (Advocacy Advance, August 2012)

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Policies: Local and Regional

• Active School Neighborhood Checklist (Arizona Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Program, July 2010)
• School Bicycling and Walking Policies: Addressing Policies that Hinder and Implementing Policies that Help (National Center for Safe Routes to School and Safe Routes to School National Partnership, April 2009)
• Safe Routes to School 2009 Policy Report - Moving to the Future: Building on Early Achievements (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, March 2009)
• Safe Routes to School: A Catalyst for Building Partnerships and Leveraging Resources (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, September 2008)
• Safe Routes to School: Steps to a Greener Future (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, December 2008)
• Safe Routes to School Leads to Greater Collaboration with Public Health and School Officials (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, December 2008)
• Safe Routes to School Improves the Built Environment (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, December 2008)
  Safe Routes to School: A Catalyst for Building Partnerships ad Leveraging Resources (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, September 2008)
  
• Safe Routes to School Increases Physical Activity and Improves Health (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, September 2008)  
  

School Board/District Policies

• New Jersey Example School Walking Policy (New Jersey Safe Routes to School,2011)
• New Jersey Example School Bicycle Policy (New Jersey Safe Routes to School, 2011)
• Safe Schools: Strategies for Governing Boards to Ensure Student Success (California School Boards Association, 2011)
• Community Schools: Partnerships Supporting Students, Families and Communities (California School Boards Association, October 2010)
• Joint Use of School Facilities (California School Boards Association, August 2010)
• How to Establish a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program for your District (California School Boards Association, June 2010)
• Maximizing Opportunities for Physical Activity through Joint Use of Facilities (California School Boards Association, February 2010)
• Active Bodies, Active Minds: Physical Activity and Academic Achievement (California School Boards Association, February 2010)
• Building Healthy Communities: A School Leader's Guide to Collaboration and Community Engagement (California School Boards Association and Cities Counties Schools Partnership, 2009)
• Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity to Improve Health and Academic Outcomes (California School Boards Association, November 2009)
• Maximizing Opportunities for Physical Activity during the School Day (California School Boards Association, November 2009)
• Physical Activity and Physical Education in California Schools: Research Brief (California School Boards Association, September 2009)
• Safe Routes to School Program and Policy Strategies (California School Boards Association, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, National Center for Safe Routes to School, August 2009)
• Piecing Together the Student Wellness Puzzle: CSBA Support for School Board Leadership (California School Boards Association, 2008)
• School Wellness Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation: Research Implications for School Board Members (California School Boards Association, May 2008)
• Monitoring for Success: Student Wellness Policy Implementation Monitoring Guide (California School Boards Association, 2008)
• Physical Education and California Schools (California School Boards Association, October 2007)
• Student Wellness A Healthy Food and Physical Activity Policy Resource Guide (California School Boards Association, updated April 2006)

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City/County Policies

• Transportation and the New Generation: Why Young People are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy (Frontier Group, and US PIRG Education Fund, April 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Local Policy Guide (Safe Routes to School, June 2011) 
• Promoting Safe Walking and Biking to School: The Marin County Success Story (American Journal of Health, September 2003)

Regional Government Policies

• San Diego Regional Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan (San Diego Association of Governments, March 2012)
• How Metropolitan Planning Organizations Plan for and Fund Bicycling and Walking Investments (Advocacy Advance, 2012)
• Creating Healthy Regional Transportation Plans (TransForm and the California Department of Public Health, 2012)
• Greater Washington Region Platform (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Greater Washington Region Safe Routes to School Network, 2012)
• Southern California Safe Routes to School Regional Network, 2012-13 Active Transportation Platform (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Southern California Safe Routes to School Network, 2012)
• Regional Transportation Planning for the Atlanta Region (National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, May 2011)
• Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area's Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP (Metropolitan Transportation Commission, August 2010)

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Programs: State

• Moving Forward: Safe Routes to School Progress in Five States (Washington State DOT, July 2012)
• Research Brief: Impact ov the Walking School Bus Program on Children's Pedestrian Safety Behaviors (Active Living Research, March 2012)
• Research Brief: Impact of State Laws on Walking and Bicycling to School (Active Living Research, March 2012)
• Research Brief: States Vary in Safe Routes to School Spending (Active Living Research, March 2012)
• Shifting Modes: A Comparative Analysis of Safe Routes to School Program Elements and Travel Mode Outcomes (National Center for Safe Routes to School, January 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Noteworthy Practices Guide: A Compendium of State SRTS Programs (May 2011)
• Traffic Safety for School Areas: Guidelines (Arizona Department of Transportation, 2006)
• Find us in Your State (from this link, visit your state's webpage)

Programs: Local and Regional

• Safe Routes to School as a Promising Strategy to Address Childhood Obesity: A Review of the Research (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, May 2012)
• Safe Routes to School: An Overview for California Advocates (Public Health Law and Policy, 2011)
• Promoting Safe Walking and Biking to School: The Marin County Success Story (Marin County Bicycle Coalition's Safe Routes to School Program, 2003)

Liability

• Safe Routes to School: Minimizing Your Liability Risk in California (ChangeLab Solutions/Public Health Law & Policy, 2011)
• Using Safe Routes to School Programs to Decrease Risk (American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation, 2011)
• Volunteers and Liability: The Federal Volunteer Protection Act (ChangeLab Solutions/Public Health Law & Policy: National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, 2010)
• Safe Routes to School: Minimizing Your Liability Risk (ChangeLab Solutions/Public Health Law & Policy: National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, 2010)

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5 Es

• Steps to a Walkable Community Guide Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V (America Walks and Sam Schwartz Engineering, 2012)
• Methods for Estimating the Environmental Heath Impacts of SRTS Programs (National Center for Safe Routes to School, October 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets (National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Institute for Transportation Engineers, October 2012) 

Education

• Tips for Youth: Bike Safety (NHTSA, 2012)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide: Making the Case for Bicycle and Pedestrian Youth Education (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, February 2011)
• Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance (Active Living Research, 2007)

Encouragement

• Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners and Engineers Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V (America Walks and Sam Schwartz Engineering, 2012)
• The Walking School Bus Program: A Primer and First Steps (National Center for Safe Routes to School and PedNet Coalition, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Guide: Encouragement (National Center for Safe Routes to School, February 2007)

Enforcement

• Getting Results: Safe Routes to School Programs That Reduce Speeding and Distracted Driving (National Center for Safe Routes to School, 2012)

Evaluation

• Description of Safe Routes to School Local School Project Evaluation (Safe Routes to School, October 2008)
• Safe Routes to School Logic Model (Safe Routes to School, October 2008)
• Safe Routes to School Evaluation Timeline for Schools (Safe Routes to School, October 2008)
• Safe Routes to School Evaluation Handbook (Safe Routes to School, September 2008)

Engineering

• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: Intro (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: Reduced School Area Speed Limits (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: School Area Traffic Control (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: School On-site Design (Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: School Route Maps (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: School Route Maps (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: School Site Selection and Off-site Access (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: Strategies to Improve Traffic Operations and Safety (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safe Routes to School Briefing Sheets: Walking and Bicycling Audits (National Center for Safe Routes to School & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2012)
• Safety-based Prioritization of Schools for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Projects: A Process for Transportation Professionals (National Center for Safe Routes to School, 2012)

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II. Street Scale Improvements: Complete Streets, Transportation Alternatives, Other

• Cycling to Work in 90 Large American Cities: New Evidence on the Role of Bike Paths and Lanes (US DOT; Ralph Buehler & John Pucher, authors, 2011)
• The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America (PolicyLink/Prevention Institute/Convergence Partnership, 2011)
• Livability in Transportation Guidebook: Planning Approaches that Promote Livability (US DOT, Federal Highway Administration, 2010)
• Places, Spaces & People: How the Urban Environment Impacts Health in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles PART 1 (Alliance for a Better Community, 2010)
• Places, Spaces & People: How the Urban Environment Impacts Health in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles PART 2 (Alliance for a Better Community, 2010)
• Putting SB 375 to Work: Creating Choices for Your Community, Spurring Economic Recovery, and Improving Health (ClimatePlan, 2010)
• The Built Environment and Health: 11 Profiles of Neighborhood Transformation (Prevention Institute, 2004)

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Complete Streets

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Complete Streets: State

• Getting Results: Complete Streets in Minnesota (Minnesota Complete Streets Peer Exchange, 2012)
• New Jersey Complete Streets Tool Kit (Sustainable Jersey, 2012)
• Model State Statute on Complete Streets (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, February 2010)
• Model State/Regional Resolutions on Complete Streets (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, February 2010)
• Appendix A: Findings for Complete Streets Laws and Resolutions (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, February 2010)
• Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers:Walking and Bicycling in Small Towns and Rural America (Rails to Trails Conservancy, 2010)
• Guide For Reviewing Public Road Design and Bicycling Accommodations for Virginia Bicycling Advocates (Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling, 2010)

Complete Streets: Local/Regional

• Model Local Resolutions on Complete Streets (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, February 2010)
• Model Local Ordinance on Complete Streets (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, February 2010)

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Transportation Alternatives

• Navigating MAP-21: Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Toolkit (Advocacy Advance, August 2012)

Other

Strategic Highway Safety Plan: State

• Highway Safety Improvement Program (League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking and Walking, no date)
• Strategic Highway Safety Plans: A Champion's Guide to Saving Lives (Federal Highway Administration, April 2006)

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III. Land Use: Shared Use and School Siting, Other

• TOD 205: Families and Transit-Oriented Development - Creating Complete Communities for All (The Center for Transit-Oriented Development and the Center for Cities & Schools, June 2012). 
• Putting Business to Work for Health: Incentive Policies for the Private Sector (Public Health Law & Policy, 2012)
• Getting Involved in Transportation Planning: An Overview for Public Health Advocates (Public Health Law & Policy and TransForm, 2011)
• Influence of Sports, Physical Education and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status (Pediatrics Journal, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012) 
• Windfall For All: How Connected, Convenient Neighborhoods Can Protect Our Climate and Safeguard California's Economy (TransForm, 2009)

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Shared Use

• Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Shared Recreational Facilities (Safe Routes to School National Partnership, 2013)
• Research Brief: Promoting Physical Activity through the Shared Use of School and Community Resources (Active Living Research, April 2012)
• Playing Smart: Maximizing the Potential of School and Community Property Through Joint Use Agreements (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, Public Health Law & Policy, and Kaboom, 2012)
• Partnerships for Joint Use: Expanding the Use of Public School Infrastructure to Benefit Students and Communities (The Center for Cities & Schools, September 2010)
• Joint Use of Public Schools: Framework for a New Social Contract (21st Century School Fund and The Center for Cities & Schools, April 2010)
• Fifty-State Scan of Laws Addressing Community Use of Schools (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, 2010)
• Opening School Grounds to the Community After Hours: A Toolkit for Increasing Physical Activity throught Joint Use Agreements (ChangeLab Solutions/Public Health Law & Policy, 2010)
• Summary of Legal Rules Governing Liability for Recreational Use of School Facilities (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network and Public Health Law & Policy, 2010)
• A Legal Primer for the Obesity Prevention Movement (American Journal of Public Health, authors: Seth E. Mermin and Samantha K. Graff, 2009)
• Checklist for Developing a Joint Use Agreement (JUA) (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network, March 2009)
• Primer on Joint Use (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network; 2009)
• Joint Use 101 (Joint Use Task Force; 2009)
• Liability Risks for After-Hours Use of Public School Property: A 50-State Survey (ChangeLab Solutions and National Policy & Legal Analysis Network; 2009)
• Joint Use School Partnerships in California: Strategies to Enhance Schools and Communities (The Center for Cities & Schools and Public Health Law and Policy; August 2008)
• Promising Practices to Improve Schools and Communities (The Center for Cities & Schools, July 2007)

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Shared Use Agreements: State

• Shaping NJ: Joint Use Toolkit (The State Partnership for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention, 2012)
• School Facilities Cost Calculator: Understand the Cost of Public School Ownership When Setting Community Use Fees (The 21st Century School Fund and The Center for Cities and Schools, September 2010)
• Building Schools, Building Communities: A Forum on the Role of State Policy in California (The Center for Cities & Schools, 2007)

Shared Use Agreements: Local/Regional

• Best Practices Tool Kit for Shared Use Agreements in Mississippi (Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Healthy Schools, 2012)
• Joint Use Agreements: Creating Opportunities for Physical Activity (Bridging the Gap, 2012)
• Sharing School Facilities: How Collaboration can Increase Physical Activity in Communities (Kentucky Cancer Consortium and Kentucky Youth Advocates, 2012)
• School Bicycling and Walking Policies: Addressing Policies that Hinder and Implementing Policies that Help (Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the National Center for Safe Routes to School, 2011)
• Joint Use Agreement 4 - Joint Use of District and Cty Recreational Facilties (for California) (Planning for Health Places, a project of Public Health Law & Policy, 2009)
• Joint Use Agreement 3 - Opening School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours and Authorizing Third Parties to Operate Programs (Planning for Health Places, a project of Public Health Law & Policy, 2009)
• Joint Use Agreement 2 - Opening Indoor and Outdoor School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours (for California) (Planning for Health Places, a project of Public Health Law & Policy, 2009)
• Joint Use Agreement 1 - Opening Outdoor School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours (for California) (Planning for Health Places, a project of Public Health Law & Policy, 2009)
• A Model Resolution Promoting and Enhancing Joint Capital Planning and Joint Use Policy and Process (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department, 2011)

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School Siting

• Smart School Siting: How School Locations Can Make Students Healthier and Communities Stronger (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network and Public Health Law & Policy, 2012)
• Environmental Health Perspectives: Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, August 2010)
• Putting SB 375 to Work: Creating Choices for Your Community, Spurring Economic Recovery and Improving Health (ClimatePlan, June 2010)
• Helping Johnny Walk to School: Policy Recommendations for Removing Barriers to Community-Centered Schools (National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2009)
• Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, October 2003)
• Why Johnny Can't Walk to School: Historic Neighborhood Schools in the Age of Sprawl (National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2002)

School Siting: State/Local

• Policy Package: Model School Siting Policies for School Districts (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network and Public Health Law & Policy, 2012)
• Active School Neighborhood Checklist (ASNC) Assessment Tool Guidebook (Arizona DOT and Arizona Department of Health Services, 2010)

Other

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)

• A Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development: How to Tell if Development is Smart and Green (U.S. Green Building Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Congress for the New Urbanism; 2010)

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IV. Lower Income & Social Equity

• Income Disparities in Street Features that Encourage Walking (Bridging the Gap, 2012)
• Understanding Barriers to Bicycling Project: Final Report (Community Cycling Center, Portland, July 2012)
• Neighborhood Safety and Personal Attitude May Impact Walking Among Low Socioeconomic Status People (Active Living Research, 2012)
• Transportation Health Equity Principles (Transportation Health Equity Network and Upstream Public Health, 2012)
• The Relationship of Pedestrian Injuries to Socioeconomic Characteristics in a Large Southern California County ("The Relationship of Pedestrian Injuries to Socioeconomic Characteristics in a Large Southern California County", Traffic Injury Prevention, multiple authors, 2010)
• Safe Routes to School National Partnership’s Local School Project Evaluation Report (PPH Partners, Safe Routes to School and UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center; February 2010)
• Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-income Schools and Communities (Safe Routes to School; June 2010)
• Pilot Evaluation of a Walking School Bus Program in a Low-income, Urban Community (BMC Public Health, May 2009)
• School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students (Food Research and Action Center, February 2006) 

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V. Other

• F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future (Trust for America's Health, September 2012)
• Roadmap to Improving Food and Physical Activity Environments: Tips and Tools for Community Change (Healthy Eating Active Communities, 2011)
• How to Enforce a Wellness Policy: A Guide for Parents and Community Advocates (NPLAN, February 2009)

Economic Benefits

• The Economic Benefits of Bicycling: Impact Map (Advocacy Advance/American Bicyclist, 2012)
• Economic Value of Walkability (Victoria Transport Policy Institute, February 2011)
• Health Economic Assessment Tools for Walking and for Cycling (World Health Organization, 2011)
• Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Home Values in U.S. Cities (CEOs for Cities, August 2009)
• The Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities (Local Government Commission Center for Livable Communities, no date)
• The Benefits of Complete Streets 7: Complete Streets Spark Economic Revitalization (National Complete Streets Coalition, no date)
• The Economic Benefits of Bicycle Infrastructure Investments (League of American Bicyclists, June 2009)
• The Economic Value of Active Transportation (Ryan Snyder Associates, LLC, no date)

Health Impact Assessments (HIA)

• HIA and Comprehensive Planning Resource Guide (Communities Putting Prevention to Work, July 2011)
• Health Economic Assessment Tools (HEAT) for Walking and for Cycling (World Health Organization, 2011)
• Health Impact Assessment: Quick Guide (National Association of County & City Health Officials, May 2008)

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Helpful Links to Related Resources:

• Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Resources on Physical Activity

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