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Measuring Accessibility: Guidance for Practitioners

Source: State Smart Transportation Initiative
Demonstrates ways to apply accessibility metrics to decisions, such as transportation project selection and land use suitability analysis.
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Active transportation and social capital: The association between walking or biking for transportation and community participation

Source: Journal of Preventative Medicine
Examines relationships between active transportation behavior and three indices of social capital (community participation, sense of community, and sociopolitical control) via a representative survey of Wisconsin adults.
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Low-Speed Zone Guide

Source: World Resources Institute
This Low-Speed Zone Guide presents strategies for planning, designing, building, and evaluating low-speed zones in cities.
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Practices for Selecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects

Source: Transportation Research Board
State departments of transportation (DOTs) conduct planning and administer funding programs for the implementation of pedestrian and bicycle projects.
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Integrating Public Health in Public Land Transportation Planning: Call for Case Studies

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and WSP USA
Provides details about a call for case studies on integration public health in public land transportation planning research project conducted by the FHWA Office of Federal Lands Highways.
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Shifting streets COVID-19 mobility data: Findings from a global dataset and a research agenda for transport planning and policy

Source: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Shares preliminary observations of responses to changing demands on public space and the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cycling for Sustainable Cities

Source: Ralph Buehler and John Pucher; MIT Press
Book analyzes cycling trends and policies, and provides practical lessons for making cycling safe, practical, and convenient for everyone and for most trip purposes.
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"Shifting Streets" COVID-19 Mobility Dataset

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The Shifting Streets Dataset tracks immediate responses to changing demands on public space during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also used as a reference for communities looking for examples from other cities on ways to create safe spaces for social distancing.
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Planning Considerations for Walking and Rolling to School in Fall 2020

Source:
Describes the benefits of including walking and biking to school in fall school re-opening plans and addresses four main planning questions.
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Safety-Based Prioritization for Youth Pedestrian Travel Planning: Applying Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis to Youth Travel

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Applies the steps outlined in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis to present a process for assessing high risk locations for youth pedestrian crashes specifically.
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