Using GIS mapping to decide where play spaces should be improved or added in order to improve public health.
Neighborhood Licensure Program + Handbook Wins APA Merit Award
Walkability Standards: Test of Common Assumptions
Planners have traditionally relied on normative standards rather than evidence to determine time and distance relationships associated with walkability. We test the basic assumptions about walking speed and distance in the built environment. See our suggested guidelines for planning for walkability in your community..
A Health-based Measure for Land Use and Parks Planning
Community land use plans provide tangible public health benefits, but these benefits can be difficult to measure and prove. A new research-based methodology now allows city planners to provide meaningfully innovative programs with scientific data to prove their contribution to public health improvements.