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:
- Community Assessment Tool – National Center for Bicycling & Walking
- Active Neighbourhood Checklist – Saint Louis University
- Promote Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design – Canadian Institute for Transportation Engineers
- Communities in Motion – Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- 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