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-> "INACTIVITY, EXERCISE, AND VISCERAL FAT..."
"...STRRIDE: a randomized, controlled study of exercise intensity and amount;" by Slentz, Aiken, Houmard, Bales, Johnson, Tanner, Duscha, Kraus; J Appl Physiol 99: 1613-1618, 2005. First published July 7, 2005. (downloadable 185k pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/3ytxux

-> "ACTIVE & SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL...
Green Communities' spring newsletter
http://tinyurl.com/2sm3v9
For more on Green Communities and Active & Safe Routes to School, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/39gxv4

-> "CORRELATES OF THE STAGES OF CHANGE FOR..."
"...Physical Activity in a Population Survey; by Ewing Garber, Allsworth, Marcus, Hesser, and Lapane; American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123075.
http://tinyurl.com/ysdkt4

-> "ANALYSIS OF BICYCLE-RELATED AND..."
"...Pedestrian-Related Roadway Crashes;" Colorado Department of Transportation report explores potential trends, based on patterns in crash types and causes,
associated with crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians. (1.5mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/2gwldb

-> "GUIDEBOOK FOR MITIGATING FIXED-ROUTE..."
"...BUS-AND-PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS;" TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 125. (3.2mb pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/yr5g2c

PRESCOTT (AZ) KIDS PLAN A "SAFE ROUTES" MURAL
-> "...In the coming week, local artists under Wall's leadership also will grid and stencil the outline for a mural entitled 'Safe Routes to School' on the administration building adjacent to the bicycle rack at Mile High. At that point, artists and students will paint the mural..."
http://tinyurl.com/22sm9w

CALGARY (AB) PED KILLED CROSSING 6-LANE BLACKFOOT TRAIL
-> "A man trying to jaywalk across Calgary's Blackfoot Trail was struck and killed by a pickup truck on the freeway Tuesday afternoon...The truck driver was not injured, said police..."
http://tinyurl.com/2yk82u

MICHIGAN'S "HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROJECT" MOVES AHEAD
-> "The Department of Community Health (DCH) started the Building Healthy Communities Project, a four-year program designed to help local health departments make communities more supportive of healthy lifestyles, said Gwendoline Imes, program coordinator for physical activity and nutrition at DCH.
http://tinyurl.com/2zbch3
For more on the Building Healthy Communities Project, download this 550k pdf:
http://tinyurl.com/24rcoq

SASKATOON (SK) AMBULANCE DRIVER OFFERS PED TIPS
-> "MD Ambulance spokesperson Troy Davies said pedestrians need to watch for vehicles traveling at high speeds and assume drivers don't see them unless they at least make eye contact..."
http://tinyurl.com/3ymf9d

PEDS TO GET PRIORITY AT BOLTON (UK) JUNCTION
"'One possibility is to make the lights a pedestrian priority. This would mean right-of way for pedestrians, with the lights changing if cars needed to pass.'..."
http://tinyurl.com/3xn6s3