In October of 2012, at the 140th Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting, The Governing Council created a resolution to support the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP), as a strategic plan to improve physical activity rates in the United States. The NPAP includes over 250 strategies for active living similar to those mentioned in the 2011 National Prevention Strategy, published by the National Prevention Council through the General Surgeon's Office. It outlines strategies that would increase physical activity in all segments of the population, with special emphasis towards the vulnerable and at-risk populations. The plan features recommendations for 8 different sectors of society, which include: Business and industry
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In East Baltimore, just hopping into a car and driving to pick up apples from the grocery store is not that easy. Many residents in the area don't have cars, and grocery stores are not within walking distance. These types of areas are called food deserts, leaving residents little food choices, especially when it comes to healthy foods. One local supermarket is hoping to help. "They define food deserts by the distance that people have to walk to get to the supermarket and that distance could be as short as half a mile but they factor in poverty levels and vehicle ownership which is low in many neighborhoods in Baltimore." Santoni's Super Market Owner Rob Santoni, Jr. says. Santoni says the answer is not putting a market on every corner, but making it easier to get to the ones you have. On ...
Bring a Better Block initiative to your community and help change the way people think about multiple modes of transportation. Better Block is a demonstration tool that can be used to illustrate the many benefits of adding sidewalks, bike lanes, pedestrian friendly designs, as well as the need for Complete Streets. See an example of a Better Block event which took place in San Antonio on West Commerce street. Photos show the before and after scenes that all took place the very same day thanks to the efforts of many ...
H.R. 3325, also cited as the "Livable Communities Act of 2011," is the companion bill to S.B. 1621. It was introduced on November 2, 2011 to the House and referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce. On January 12, 2012 the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. ...
State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving) and Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) filed a “Complete Streets” bill which would require the Texas Department of Transportation to “recognize that bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes are integral elements of the transportation system,” and develop safer streets for people to walk, bike or ...
A memorandum produced by TxDOT, dated March 23, 2011, announcing TxDOT's commitment to designing multimodal transportation facilities. Guidelines for improvements to urbanized and rural settings are provided. Read more about this policy ...
This blog announces the adoption of a Complete Streets Resolution by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Supporters of the policy include Georgia Bikes!, The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, and The Atlanta Regional Commission. ...
This law created the Transportation Alternative fund which is a pool of funds consisting of what formerly belonged to Safe Routes to Schools and the Transportation Enhancement fund. The policy is ambiguous about how the 50% of Transportation Alternative funds distributed to the state may be spent. ...
