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[H+T--Friends] INVEST online tool now available

by Eloisa Raynault

FHWA launched INVEST 1.0 last Wednesday. INVEST 1.0 (Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool) is FHWA's web-based self-assessment tool created to help you: - Consider sustainability through every phase of the transportation infrastructure lifecycle, including system planning, project management, and maintenance and operations - Make more informed decisions with limited resources to balance economic, social and environmental factors - Assess your unique transportation plans, projects and programs Health in transportation is one component of the online tool. The tool is online and ready to use; start using it today at https://www.sustainablehighways.org In addition, if you have any questions, or are interested in using INVEST 1.0 in your transportation decision-making, please contact Tina.Hodges(a)dot.gov.

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Dan Wu is out of the office (returning 10/22/2012)

by Dan Wu

I am out of the office until 10/22/2012. For assistance, please contact the Cambridge Systematics phone line at 510-873-8700. Note: This is an automated response to your message "[H+T--Friends] FW: CSS Webinar on Oct 30: Leveraging Regional Collaboration to Build Healthy Communities" sent on 10/16/2012 2:07:16 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] FW: CSS Webinar on Oct 30: Leveraging Regional Collaboration to Build Healthy Communities

by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

From: ContextSensitiveSolutions.org [mailto:info=contextsensitivesolutions.org@mail127.us2.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of ContextSensitiveSolutions.org Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 3:22 PM To: Hall, Faith (FTA) Subject: CSS Webinar on Oct 30: Leveraging Regional Collaboration to Build Healthy Communities Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=7b324eb527…>. Context Sensitive Solutions.org Webinar Series Presents >> Leveraging Regional Collaboration to Build Healthy Communities October 30, 2012 @ 1:00PM - 2:30PM ET [Description: Image removed by sender.]<http://pps.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=…> ContextSensitiveSolutions.org is pleased to present a webinar on the integration of health-planning with case studies from the San Diego Region. This free webinar is brought to you by FHWA, in partnership with the Project for Public Spaces, and INDUS Corporation. The webinar will be on Wednesday, October 30, 2012, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. Participants will be presented innovative work via case studies, research data, and policy information that has been developed through partnerships between transportation and health organizations in the San Diego region. Click here to register.<http://pps.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=9…> Featuring Shelley Saitowitz, Community Health Program Specialist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Stephan Vance, Senior Regional Planner, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Chris Schmidt, Chief of Public Transportation Branch, District 11, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Register for Webinar now<http://pps.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=c…> [Description: Image removed by sender. Project for Public Spaces]<http://pps.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=b…> [Description: Image removed by sender. FHWA]<http://pps.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=…> [Description: Image removed by sender. Indus]<http://pps.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=8…> Forward to Friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=7b…> Copyright (c) 2012 Project for Public Spaces, PPS, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or in person. Our mailing address is: Project for Public Spaces, PPS 419 Lafayette St, 7th Fl New York, NY 10003 Add us to your address book<http://pps.us2.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=77a1db…> unsubscribe from this list<http://pps.us2.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=…> update subscription preferences<http://pps.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=77a1d…> view email in browser<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2c803e70a8ad33c13a95a1ee6&id=7b324eb527…>

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[H+T--Friends] FHWA INVEST Sustainability Scorecard Webcast - Oct 10

by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

The Federal Highway Administration cordially invites you join us for the launch of INVEST Version 1.0 on October 10, 2012 from 2 PM - 3 PM EST via webcast. INVEST = Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool. INVEST is a web-based self-evaluation tool for assessing sustainability over the life cycle of a transportation project or program. There are three score cards: systems planning, project development, and operations and maintenance. Of specific interest to this group, there is a "Multimodal transportation and Public Health" criterion in the Systems Planning scorecard. This will be a high level presentation, there will be add'l sessions to get into more specifics. Register here: http://mp125118.cdn.mediaplatform.com/125118/wc/mp/4000/5592/5599/18858/Lob… INVEST Version 1.0 is a voluntary, internet-based tool enabling State, regional, and local transportation agencies to evaluate the sustainability of their transportation plans, projects and programs. After extensive input from industry stakeholders and pilot testing with public agencies across the nation, INVEST 1.0 is ready to provide users with the information necessary to balance the economic, environmental, and social impacts of highways. FHWA is confident that INVEST 1.0 will become a valuable tool for transportation agencies and others looking to learn more about sustainability and integrate sustainable best practices into their projects and programs. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please forward this invitation to others who you think would be interested in participating in the webcast. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Culp (michael.culp(a)dot.gov<mailto:michael.culp@dot.gov>), Heather Holsinger (heather.holsinger(a)dot.gov<mailto:heather.holsinger@dot.gov>), or Connie Hill (connie.hill(a)dot.gov<mailto:connie.hill@dot.gov>). ***Apologies for cross postings. ***

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] New Report on Healthy Planning

by Anna Ricklin

Hello, I am pleased to announce the release of a report from APA’s Planning and Community Health Research Center evaluating how comprehensive and sustainability plans from around the country have addressed public health. The report analyzes 22 actual plans for their adequacy in addressing active living, emergency preparedness, environmental exposures, food and nutrition, health and human services, and social cohesion and mental health. The report was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is available for free on APA’s website. Transportation policies were a significant component of the evaluation. [cid:image001.png@01CDA16A.107104E0]<http://www.planning.org/research/publichealth/pdf/evaluationreport.pdf> Healthy Planning: an evaluation of comprehensive and sustainability plans addressing public health is posted here: http://www.planning.org/research/publichealth/#planevaluation I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Please pass on to your colleagues! Best regards, Anna Ricklin, MHS Manager | Planning & Community Health Research Center American Planning Association 1030 15th St, NW Suite 750W Washington, DC 20005 202-349-1009

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] APHA Annual Meeting: sample scientific sessions on health and transportation

by Eloisa Raynault

Below is a list of sample sessions on transportation and health to be presented at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco from October 27-31, 2012. There are roughly 60 sessions listed below, and they span across various topics. The sessions run from Sunday through Wednesday (they are listed in chronological order, with dates and times provided wherever possible). More sessions are listed in the online program, where you can search for key terms, presenter names and more: https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/start.html For more information about the APHA Annual Meeting, please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/ ** APHA ANNUAL MEETING - sample sessions related to transportation and public health (dates and times provided where possible): SUNDAY Equal Access for Children with Disabilities: Evaluating Accessibility for Montana Elementary School's Safe Routes <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper270382.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 Obesity and the risk of death during traffic collisions <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269789.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 Effectiveness of a parent-directed teen driver safety intervention translated for delivery by driver education instructors <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269275.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 An analysis of the incidence and causes of road traffic accident in Kisii, Central district, Kenya <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper258814.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 Effectiveness of a Safe Routes to School Program in preventing school-age pedestrian injury <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper274344.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 Graduated Driver Licensing and Motor Vehicle Crashes involving Teenage Drivers: An Age-Stratified Meta Analysis <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268752.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012 Transportation Posters <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Session36829.html> Sunday, October 28, 2012: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MONDAY Evidence to support the need to educate physicians and healthcare professionals about non-emergency medical transportation <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper270910.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Health Transportation Shortage Index (HTSI): A new measure of child health access <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper266128.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Assessing safe active transportation for youth of color in California <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper265398.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Active living in a dangerous world: Characteristics of the built environment surrounding pedestrian-vehicle collisions <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269333.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Epidemiology and trends in law enforcement traffic collisions in California, 1998-2009 <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269780.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Childhood obesity and the built environment: The role of health impact assessment <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper263411.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Age-related trends in drug-involved driving in the United States, 2005-2009 <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261430.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 An Epidemiologic Analysis of Bicycle Injuries at Three U.S. National Parks <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper255808.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 Working with non-traditional partners to develop recommendations for a Complete Streets Policy <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper274627.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM A State of Good Repair: Transportation Life Cycle Financing and Community Sustainability <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper259830.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Sustainable Return on Investment: The Economic, Social, and Environmental Business Case in a Transportation Infrastructure Context <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper258229.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Matched case-control study of on-road bicycle facilities and bicycle crashes in Iowa, 2007-2010 <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper255340.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Development of interactive geospatial PDF planning maps of traffic collisions near school sites to aid California SRTS funding applicants <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper265264.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Health Equity through a Disability Lens - Are We Making Progress? <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261989.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM California Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Resource Center: A Model for Safe Routes to School Program Promotion <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261274.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Road Safety Behaviors among Zambian Drivers and Pedestrians, An Observational Study <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268768.html> Monday, October 29, 2012 : 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM TUESDAY Proposed Alternatives to the Data Analysis Techniques of a National Road Safety Program in Brazil: Application of the Population Attributable Fraction Methodology <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269090.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Understanding the role of community and expert knowledge in assessing local impacts of transportation infrastructure <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper260711.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Examining active transportation patterns in Kingston, Ontario, Canada: An analysis of socio-demographics, destinations, and duration by modal split <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper263369.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Examining access to trails in high and low income regions of the Las Vegas Metropolitan area <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper274131.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Walk Your Heart to Health: Preliminary Findings from a Community-based Participatory Approach to Promote Heart Health through Physical Activity in Detroit <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper255606.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Safe Routes To School Workshops as a Catalyst to Sustainable Safe Routes To School Program <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper265104.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 San Antonio City Council adopts Complete Streets policy to promote healthy living and safe mobility <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper260557.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Effects of an ED Intervention to Reduce Risky Driving and Alcohol Misuse among Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper260264.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Public Transportation Saves Lives: A Health in All Policies Approach <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261570.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Health Belief Model and attitudes and behaviors related to distracted driving with use of a simulation game to prevent distracted driving <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper256640.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Health and Community-Based Planning in the Creation of Transit Oriented Districts in South Los Angeles <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper266374.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Youth VideoVoice Engagement in Healthy Transportation Equity <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper265294.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Symposium: Assessing the Interaction between Health and Transportation among Seniors <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Session36391.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Increasing access to physical activity through policy and built environment changes <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper259536.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Mapping (Un)Safe Routes to School: Using Community-Engaged Mapping to Inform Safe Passages Program Planning <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper266201.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Inserting health indicators into California's climate change and regional transportation planning process <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Session35979.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Missed or delayed medical care appointments by older users of NEMT services <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper270977.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:42 PM - 12:54 PM Neighborhood built environment and leisure-time and transportation-related walking among older U.S. women <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261228.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Benefit cost analysis of active transportation impacts in long-range planning in the San Francisco Bay area <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper272838.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)-A Critical Component of the U.S. Medical Care Delivery System <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper271020.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:54 PM - 1:06 PM Engaging the health community to influence regional transportation and land use planning to improve public health <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper273052.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Increasing Access to Physical Activity through Evidence Based Strategies <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper262611.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Utilization and cost of non-emergency medical transportation among older adults: A rural-urban comparison <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper271329.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:18 PM - 1:30 PM Brooklyn Active Transportation Community Planning Initiative: Engaging residents in low-income urban neighborhoods to improve the built environment and increase physical activity <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper263398.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Targeting resources to support safe walking environments in all communities <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper272574.html> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 3:21 PM - 3:33 PM WEDNESDAY A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of proposed Road Diet and re-striping project <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper256258.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Trends in bicycling for transportation at an urban university <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268988.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Diesel exhaust exposure in south Seattle's public parks: A community engagement study <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268063.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 ICount, a tool kit for community based documentation of bicycle and pedestrian environments and behaviors <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268068.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Investigating the Relationship Between the Built Environment, Air Quality, and Individual-Level Exposure: A Land Use Regression Approach <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268616.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Safe Routes to School: Improving Community Health by Shifting Travel Modes <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261577.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Health benefits of the Atlanta BeltLine project on poor underserved neighborhoods: Case study of NPU-V neighborhoods <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268786.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 *Poster Session*: Transportation and population health <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Session36501.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM University-Based Program to Increase Professional Capacity to Address the Global Road Safety Epidemic <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper266196.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Creating a community that is healthy by design: Complete streets changing the face of Yellowstone County <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper268416.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Monetizing health co-benefits from transportation strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the San Francisco Bay Area <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269425.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Healthcare in very rural and frontier communities: Balancing equity, effectiveness and efficiency <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper259548.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Collaboration Multiplier: Maximizing community efforts through multi-field partnership <https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper261484.html> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 12:40 PM - 12:50 PM

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[H+T--Friends] New Report: Public health professionals are vital to supporting active transportation

by Eloisa Raynault

Citing the growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity, APHA and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership co-authored a primer to show how health can be considered in transportation planning and the role that public health practitioners can play - and in doing so, grow stronger and more active communities. "Promoting Active Transportation: An Opportunity for Public Health" explains how public health practitioners can understand how transportation is built in communities, regions and states; learn how transportation programs are organized and funded; and engage stakeholders to find effective calls for action. Access the report online at http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=QBucbniGjg8Uz4_jUYD64w Intended for public health practitioners, the primer includes communication strategies, encouraging public health practitioners to understand the stakeholders involved and the roles that different transportation modes play before engaging with transportation decision-makers.

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[H+T--Friends] TRB workshop help

by Ed Christopher

I got the following request and wanted to bring it to our larger community. If anyone is interested in following up on this or wants to pass along a name please let me know and I will pass your interest along. Thanks -------------- Ed I am helping to put together a workshop that addresses influences on behavior that are consistent with/support sustainable transportation. We are struggling to find speakers and thought maybe the health and transportation community might have some thoughts on any experts in the area of behavior psychology or who can speak to policy and other factors that have or have not worked related to behavior. Thinking now about smoking and alcohol consumption for example. Or, changes in land use patterns, policy, etc. that have influenced behavior (gotten folks out of their cars, for example). Anyway, if you have any thoughts, please give me a call or send me an email. We're getting down to the wire. --------------- Ed Christopher FHWA Resource Center Planning Team 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (C)

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Re: [H+T--Friends] FHWA INVEST Webinar

by Victoria.Martinez＠dot.gov

The Federal Highway Administration cordially invites you join us for the launch of INVEST Version 1.0 on October 10, 2012 from 2 PM – 3 PM EST via webcast. Register here: http://mp125118.cdn.mediaplatform.com/125118/wc/mp/4000/5592/5599/18858/Lob… INVEST Version 1.0 is a voluntary, internet-based tool enabling State, regional, and local transportation agencies to evaluate the sustainability of their transportation plans, projects and programs. After extensive input from industry stakeholders and pilot testing with public agencies across the nation, INVEST 1.0 is ready to provide users with the information necessary to balance the economic, environmental, and social impacts of highways. FHWA is confident that INVEST 1.0 will become a valuable tool for transportation agencies and others looking to learn more about sustainability and integrate sustainable best practices into their projects and programs. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please forward this invitation to others who you think would be interested in participating in the webcast. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Culp (michael.culp(a)dot.gov<mailto:michael.culp@dot.gov>), Heather Holsinger (heather.holsinger(a)dot.gov<mailto:heather.holsinger@dot.gov>), or Connie Hill (connie.hill(a)dot.gov<mailto:connie.hill@dot.gov>). Victoria Martinez FHWA (787)766-5600 X231 ________________________________

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[H+T--Friends] sustainability & technical assistance grants (applications due Nov 2)

by Steve Gurganus

Dear Planners, I wanted to let you know about new free technical assistance that <http://livabilitysolutions.org/> Livability Solutions [ <http://livabilitysolutions.org/> http://livabilitysolutions.org/] partners (one of which is the Center for Transportation and the Environment at ITRE at NCSU) are offering to help communities implement sustainable and smart growth development and programs. This program is made possible by a grant from <http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm> US EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities under their Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program [ <http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm> http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm]. Livability Solutions is now <http://livabilitysolutions.org/?p=690> accepting applications through Friday, November 2nd for the second year of this program from communities interested in receiving this technical assistance. Working with the partners to lead one- to two-day workshops, the Livability Solutions team will be training communities on how to use tools and workshop approaches - <http://livabilitysolutions.org/?page_id=7> such as street audits, green infrastructure valuation guides, and transit-oriented development planning [ <http://livabilitysolutions.org/?page_id=7> http://livabilitysolutions.org/?page_id=7] - that will help them achieve their goals of enhancing livability, creating lasting economic and environmental improvements, and improving public and social health of their residents. Six to twelve communities will be selected to receive this technical assistance. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to your contacts or including in any newsletters you distribute. ** Livability Solutions will also host a webinar on Wednesday, October 10th, 3:00-4:15pm EST to further discuss this technical assistance opportunity, the available tools, and the process. Register for the webinar [ <https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m6mpk8txdt9b> https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m6mpk8txdt9b]. ** This grant from EPA makes it possible for PPS and partners at our newly formed <http://www.pps.org/wp-admin/www.pps.org/plts> Livability Solutions confederation to work with even more communities around the country. We are looking for applications from communities with a strong interest in and commitment to livability, smart growth, and sustainability principles, but that face a significant challenge or barrier to moving forward on those issues. This targeted technical assistance will provide selected communities with tools and improved capacity to achieve the livability, smart growth, and sustainability goals they have set. For more information on the technical assistance, our providers, the tools that we offer, and how to apply, please see the Livability Solutions <http://livabilitysolutions.org/> website (above). If you have questions about the program, or are interested in sponsoring additional technical assistances, please email <mailto:livabilitysolutions@pps.org> livabilitysolutions(a)pps.org Sincerely, -Steve ------------------------------------------ Stephen John (Steve) Gurganus, AICP Research Associate Center for Transportation & the Environment, ITRE North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, Box 8601 Raleigh, NC 27695-8601 (O) 919.515.9351 (F) 919.515.8898 mailto: <mailto:steve_gurganus@ncsu.edu> steve_gurganus(a)ncsu.edu ------------------------------------------ PS - There are also two other organizations currently offering free technical assistance through EPA's Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program: <http://globalgreen.org/leedndtechassist> Global Green [ <https://globalgreen26418.thankyou4caring.org/leedndtechassist> https://globalgreen26418.thankyou4caring.org/leedndtechassist] - Through a 3-day intensive visit and consultation, the technical experts on the Global Green team will evaluate how the sustainability of a specific neighborhood can be enhanced through an upcoming catalytic project by applying metrics from the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system and developing actionable recommendations for our grant recipients. <http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/technical-assistance/free-annual-workshop s> Smart Growth America [ <http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/technical-assistance/free-annual-workshop s> http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/technical-assistance/free-annual-workshops ] - Each year Smart Growth America offers free assistance to local communities interested in building stronger local economies and creating great neighborhoods. These workshops will be awarded to a limited number of qualifying communities. Communities interested in receiving free technical assistance from Smart Growth America are invited to join our informational <https://cc.readytalk.com/r/hj26dtjshnho> webinar on Thursday, September 27th at 2:00 pm EST. -Steve ------------------------------------------ Stephen John (Steve) Gurganus, AICP Research Associate Center for Transportation & the Environment, ITRE North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, Box 8601 Raleigh, NC 27695-8601 (O) 919.515.9351 (F) 919.515.8898 mailto: steve_gurganus(a)ncsu.edu ------------------------------------------

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