Housing
Safe, comfortable housing is a key element of a livable community. However, post-World War II housing in the U.S. has tended to favor…
Downtown & Neighborhood Centers
The downtowns of America’s great cities suffered terribly after World War II, when federal highway building and suburban home mortgage programs fueled…
Safe Routes to Schools
Before Safe Routes to School (SRTS) was a nationally recognized and funded program, California legislation supported efforts around the state to make…
Schools
Executive Summary Without question, education is a critical component of a livable community; the quality of a community’s schools is often a…
Transportation Tools to Improve Children’s Health and Mobility
Our children’s health and mobility are at risk. The number of children walking or bicycling to school is dramatically lower than forty…
US DOT Policy Supports Bicycling and Walking
Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established in new construction and reconstruction projects in all urbanized areas, with few exceptions. –US Department…
New Thinking for a New Transportation Age
This fact sheet (PDF, 1 MB) highlights five principles of the “New Transportation Age.” These principles derive from research and cutting-edge thinking…
Land Use Planning for Safe Crime-Free Neighborhoods
The design of our neighborhoods, streets, housing developments and parks can dramatically influence the way citizens feel about them and interact in…
The Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities
First fix the streets, then the people and business will follow. –Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, Inc. In many cases, designing neighborhoods, main…
Designing Safe Streets and Neighborhoods
Several local jurisdictions are striving to make pedestrians a priority by improving sidewalks, slowing traffic, making crosswalks more visible… the more typical…