Resources

• Benefits of Investing in Active Transportation
• B.E.A.T Neighbourhood Assessment
• Creating Healthy Communities: Tools and Actions to Foster Environments for Healthy Living, Smart Growth BC

Winter planning and design – creating communities that are hospitable in winter and strategies for keeping people winter™ active.

• Living in Harmony with Winter*
• Pedestrian Mobility in Winter
• Winter Culture and Culture and Celebration*
• Land Use and Design for Cities in Northern Climates PAS

*Norman Pressman articles re-printed with permission form the Winter Cities Institute

Additional Assessments & Checklists

Assessments and checklists are useful when assessing the walkability or bikability of your community:

1. Community Assessment Tool – National Center for Bicycling & Walking
2. Active Neighbourhood Checklist – Saint Louis University
3. Promote Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design – Canadian Institute for Transportation Engineers
4. Communities in Motion – Federation of Canadian Municipalities
5. Community Cycling Manual – Canadian Institute of Planners

Foundation Papers

Go For Green: Discussion Paper
Fitting Places: How the Built Environment Affects Active Living and Active Transportation

Go For Green: Fact Sheets
Making the Case for Active Transportation

Provincial Health Services Authority
Creating a Healthier Built Environment in BC

Foundations for a Healthier Built Environment

Smart Growth BC: Discussion Paper
Promoting Public Health Through Smart Growth