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 Us 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
