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VIDEO: The Road to Better Planning: Regional Transportation & Land Use--Robert Freilich, JD, PhD

Public health practitioners are becoming increasingly aware the need to become very familiar with land use and transportation practices.  While indepth knowledge is not essential,working with built environment professionals means learning new concepts and practices in order to establish and maintain productive working relationships.  …
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Added by Marisel Brown on June 11, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

WINNERS: 2010 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the 2010 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. According to the website:

Through the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, EPA recognizes and supports communities that use innovative policies and strategies to strengthen their economies, provide housing and transportation choices, develop in ways that bring benefits to a wide range of residents, and protect the environment.



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Added by Marisel Brown on December 10, 2010 at 10:48pm — 1 Comment

San Franscisco Bay Area communities are putting health first with HIAs

Excerpt from Built to Heal by Sara Stroud



"Focusing on a range of health outcomes including physical activity, obesity, air quality and safety, HIAs cover some of same ground as mandated Environmental Impact Assessments. But very few environmental assessments contain comprehensive health analyses, Bhatia says. HIAs go further into linking heath impacts to land use, building and policy decisions."



Click on the link below to Ms. Stroud's article.…



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Added by Marisel Brown on November 5, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

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