Active Living Research has a number of research briefs and syntheses that summarize the latest research on the link between the built environment and health in a number of areas - transportation, parks, schools, etc. You can find the briefs here: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/resourcesearch/summaries ---- Chad Spoon, MRP Research Coordinator Active Living Research A national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Building the evidence to prevent childhood obesity and support active communities. -----Original Message----- From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:h+t--friends-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:35 AM To: h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net Subject: H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4 Send H+T--Friends mailing list submissions to h+t--friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to h+t--friends-request(a)ryoko.chrispy.net You can reach the person managing the list at h+t--friends-owner(a)ryoko.chrispy.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of H+T--Friends digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: urban form and health (Mccreedy, Malisa) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:00:46 -0500 From: "Mccreedy, Malisa" <mmccreedy(a)ci.charlotte.nc.us> Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] urban form and health To: "'TRB Health and Transportation'" <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> Message-ID: <56355F95DE60BD4AA727A0B01691740509AD9D7E8B(a)myrs-exmbx-01.ci.charlotte.nc.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I also published a paper about the Active Living by Design initiative we implemented in Orlando, Florida. Focused on removing built environment barriers for active living through policy, plans and practice. Malisa Malisa Mccreedy, AICP PEDESTRIAN PROGRAM MANAGER CDOT | planning & design 704.353.0481 office mmccreedy(a)charlottenc.gov -----Original Message----- From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:h+t--friends-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Shaunna K. Burbidge Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:30 PM To: 'TRB Health and Transportation' Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] urban form and health My attached paper explores the connections between physical activity and urban form using a real life experiment around a built environment intervention. Shaunna K. Burbidge, PhD | Metro Analytics Principal, Transportation Planner Mobile: 801.336.7991 burbidge(a)metroanalytics.com