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The state of Complete Streets policies, and the need for …

In 2018, the Coalition completely overhauled our frameworkand raised the bar on what makes a strong Complete Streets policy—requiring more bindingSee more

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Shared Spaces and Health Equity: Lessons from a Pandemic

WebShared Spaces and Health Equity gathers six lessons learned and a series of examples, based on an assessment of over 400 local policies and interventions around the country …

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Transportation, an effective tool to create healthy and …

WebThe State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan from Smart Growth America looks at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. …

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The State of Transportation and Health Equity

WebThe State of Transportation and Health Equity identifies the biggest challenges to health equity facing our transportation system and the best tools to address the problem. …

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Powerful new tool for helping local communities evaluate …

WebBy Helen Hope · August 25, 2021. Today, the National Complete Streets Coalition and Smart Growth America are launching a new site to help local communities better model …

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What did we learn about public spaces and health equity …

WebThe pandemic highlighted some of the ways we need to change our conventional approaches to make our communities resilient and our streets and public …

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VIDEO: Complete Streets in Pittsburgh are vital for …

WebOur newest video tells the story of how Pittsburgh’s former mayor decided to take action on building safer, complete streets, why the city’s new mayor is picking up …

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“The Role of Public Health in Complete Streets” webinar …

WebNext, Kate Robb, Policy Analyst at the American Public Health Association, presented several case studies from the Plan4Health project, which works to integrate …

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Healthfields: Creating healthy communities and …

WebThe Willa Carson Health and Wellness Center in Clearwater, FL used to be a vacant gas station. As cities and towns seek to improve conditions for economic …

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The State of Transportation and Health Equity

WebThis report spells out the six biggest challenges to health equity facing our transportation system and the best tools to address the problem. The report shows that we have …

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Webinar Recap: The State of Transportation and Health Equity

WebBy Mae Hanzlik · February 21, 2020. Smart Growth America recently released The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan looking at the intersection of …

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Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl

WebMeasuring the Health Effects of Sprawl. In the first such national study, health researchers found that people who live in counties marked by sprawl-style development tend to weigh …

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Six systemic barriers that led to inequitable COVID-19 responses

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic laid bare pre-existing inequities in our systems. Cities and decision-makers faced several challenges in their efforts to ensure that their …

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The Role of Public Health in Complete Streets

WebVoices for Healthy Kids Action Center Complete Streets Policies and Approaches - More than 1,000 Complete Streets policies have been passed since 2005 - Most policies …

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Transportation Policy Is Health Policy

WebBy Barbara McCann · May 10, 2010. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention become one of the first agencies to weigh in on the federal transportation reauthorization …

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An Active Roadmap: Best Practices in Rural Mobility

WebAccording to the US Census, about 60 million people, or one in five individuals, live in rural America representing 97% of America’s land mass and …

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LYFE Coalition Leads Movement for Walkable, Bikeable Streets …

WebJust a few months after their initial community listening session, the LYFE Coalition and City Council were able to produce draft Complete Streets policy language: an ordinance to …

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Regional plans Archives

WebOn Tuesday, August 14, the commission revealed its Resilient Region Project to much fanfare. Said Bob McLean, chair of the Resilient Region Advisory Board,

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New York Archives

WebNew York State’s legislative session ends in under a month, adding increased urgency to advocates’ calls for passage of statewide Complete Streets legislation.

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Dangerous by Design 2014 New York

WebThe National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, seeks to fundamentally transform the look, feel and function of the roads and streets in our …

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Dangerous by Design 2022

WebThe COVID pandemic magnified what we’ve always known: Our nation’s streets are dangerous by design.Released today, Dangerous by Design 2022 provides the most up …

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BENEFITS OF COMPLETE STREETS Complete Streets Help …

WebNational Complete Streets Coalition ! 1707 L St. NW Suite 250 ! Washington, DC 20036 ! 202-207-3355 • Designing a street with pedestrians in mind – sidewalks, raised medians, …

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