ALRC NEWSROOM: Resources

-> "INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH COMMUNITY DESIGN"
An updated version of the 2002 classic. The 2010 IPA Guide has the most recent health statistics and recommendations on physical activity. Best practices from active communities around the United States are included. The Guide contains a thorough resource library and glossary.
http://www.activelivingresources.org/ipaguide.php

-> "EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL..."
"...Development on Active Travel Behavior and Overall Physical Activity of Suburban Residents;" article by Burbidge & Goulias; Transportation Research Record; vol 2135/2009. January 15, 2010 (abstract and link to 2.1MB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/2bgq6y7
Via Minnesota Active Living Network News: http://tinyurl.com/2dod8pg

-> "COMPLETE STREETS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES"
Fact Sheet from the National Complete Streets Coalition. November 2010 (online version with links to pdf and doc versions)
http://tinyurl.com/274odsn
Via ECF newsletter:http://tinyurl.com/35m5c8z

-> "IMPROVING WEIGHT LOSS OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY..."
"..Interventions by Incorporating Behavioral Strategies;" article by Wing, Crane, Thomas, Kumar, & Weinberg; American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2009.183616. October 21, 2010 (general info and link to $ pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/2ump4g2

-> EDMONTON (AB) COMMUNITIES ON FOOT MAP SERIES
12 neighbourhood-based walking maps (more maps under development each year); created by Walkable Edmonton, Active Edmonton, and community leagues.
http://tinyurl.com/34q6d89

-> "OBESITY AND THE ECONOMICS OF PREVENTION: FIT NOT FAT"
...Report by Sassi, Cecchini, & Devaux; Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Sept. 23, 2010 (general info and link to ordering site-$)
http://tinyurl.com/2uz2fff

-> "CSS NATIONAL DIALOG FINAL REPORT"
Report prepared by the Center for Transportation and the Environment for the Federal Highway Administration. October 2010 (17.4MB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/36ooqwz

-> "MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: ACCESS TO DESTINATIONS -- ACCESS..."
"...to Destinations Study Research Summary No. 2;" University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies; CTS 10-11. August 2010 (general info and link to 725KB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/39x28ey

-> "PUBLIC LIGHTING FOR SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE PEDESTRIAN AREAS"
Report by T Lester, Opus Central Laboratories, Lower Hutt, New Zealand; NZ Transport Agency research report 405. No date (352KB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/3ybbgah

-> "SIGHT LINE: DESIGNING BETTER STREETS FOR..."
"...People with Low Vision;" report by Ross Atkin, CABE & the Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre. October 6, 2010 (general info and link to 3.1MB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/35v9j5t

-> "GETTING TO MARKET: SUPERMARKET ACCESS IN..."
"...Lower-Income Areas;" study by Alan Berube, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution. October 19, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/28djfue

-> "MEASURING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: ASSOCIATIONS..."
"...with young girls' energy intake and expenditure in a cross-sectional study;" article by Leung, Gregorich, Laraia, Kushi, & Yen; International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010, 7:52. June 1, 2010 (full text available free)
http://tinyurl.com/35oaxde

-> "THE ROLE OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN POLICE-REPORTED..."
"...Bicycle Crashes in Queensland;" article by Schramm, Rakotonirainy, Andry & Haworth; Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 21(3). pp. 61-67. 2010 (abstract and link to 289KB pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/29loacn
Via On Your Bike:http://tinyurl.com/2eeal44

-> "CYCLING INJURIES IN AUSTRALIA: ROAD SAFETY'S BLIND SPOT?"
Article by Garrard, Greaves, & Ellison; Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, Volume 21 Issue 3. Aug 2010 (abstract and link to pdf - $)
http://tinyurl.com/37r62uq
Via On Your Bike:http://tinyurl.com/36soeh9

-> "SPRAWL REPAIR MANUAL"
Book by Galina Tachieva, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, published by Island Press. October 1, 2010 (general info and ordering links)
http://tinyurl.com/2d2skgk
Via New Urban News:http://tinyurl.com/2uem8l4

-> "POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACT OF SWITCHING FROM..."
"...Car to Public Transportation When Commuting to Work;" article by Morabia, Mirer, Amstislavski, Eisl, Werbe Fuentes, Gorczynski, Goranson, Wolff, & Markowitz; American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2009.190132. October 21, 2010 (general info and link to $ pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/387rhkj