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From: "Berrigan, David (NIH/NCI) [E]" <berrigad@mail.nih.gov>
Date: March 21, 2014 at 6:07:15 AM MST
To: 'Ed Christopher' <edc@berwyned.com>
Subject: FW:  Sprawl data release event

 

 

Dear Ed,

 

  Hope all is well

 

Could you share this with the  Travel and Health members?

 

  My Division helped support the development of an updated sprawl index and will host the data.

 

  Some might be interested in this webinar.

 

The data will be hosted at http://gis.cancer.gov/tools/urban-sprawl/ and the release data is April 2nd, 2014.

 

 

Thanks so much

 

David Berrigan PhD MPH
Applied Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
9609 Medical Center Drive MSC 7344
Room 3E342

Bethesda MD 20892-7344
Phone: 240-276-6752

Fax: 240-276-7906

berrigad@mail.nih.gov

 

 



Friend—

In 2001, Smart Growth America released the landmark study Measuring Sprawl and its Impact. On Wednesday, April 2, we’ll release the next edition of this flagship report with new information about the state of development in the United States.

Measuring Sprawl 2014 will look at development patterns in 221 metropolitan areas and their counties, and evaluate which communities are the least and most sprawling in the country. The report will score and rank these metropolitan areas based on their development, using a four-factor system developed by researchers at the University of Utah’s Metropolitan Research Center.

The report will also look at how development patterns are related to life in those communities, based on factors like economic mobility, life expectancy, household costs, health, safety and transportation options.

Join us for the launch of Measuring Sprawl 2014. Smart Growth America and the Metropolitan Research Center will hold an online event to detail the findings of the new report and to discuss growth strategies with communities highlighted in the new analysis. Join us for this free event on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 11:00 AM EDT.

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Finally, the report will highlight at several communities that have made public policy changes in support of better development, as well as ideas for communities everywhere interested in better development strategies.

Join us on April 2 or share this event on Twitter or Facebook. For media inquiries, contact Craig Chester at cchester [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org.

We hope you'll join us then.

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