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Improving Pedestrian Access to Transit

Source: WalkBoston
This paper illustrates key steps that activists can take to ensure that mass transit supports community needs and creates livable communities through improved pedestrian access.
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Improving Outdoor Bike Parking and Policy in New York City

Source: Transportation Alternatives
This guide information on improving outdoor bike parking and policy in New York City.
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Impact of Pedestrian Presence on Movement of Left-Turning Vehicles

Source: UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center
This report discusses pedestrian-detection mechanisms that may be useful in intersection warning systems with thresholds for warnings that are adjusted for pedestrians when they are present or in the vicinity of the destination crosswalk.
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If We Build It, Will They Come?

Source: The Washinton State Department of Transportation
This project describes the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) methodology to identify the potential number of pedestrian trips within a suburban roadway corridor.
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How to Fit A Bicycle Helmet Presentation

Source: California Department of Health Services
This presentation provides information on organizing training on properly fitting bicycle helmets.
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How to Fit A Bicycle Helmet

Source: Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
This brochure provides information on the proper way to fit a bicycle helmet. It provides a step by step process, as well as a quick summary of ways to check that it is on properly.
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How Land Use and Transportation Systems Impact Public Health

Source: Active Community Environtments (ACES)
This review discusses how urban form affects public health, specifically through the ways in which the built environment encourages or discourages physical activity levels.
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How Children See Traffic

Source: TransMadison
This brochure provides information on how children act differently in traffic than do adults, and gives suggestions to help keep children safe.
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Home Zone Concepts and New Jersey

Source: Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University
This report probes the potential for the application of the Dutch concept of woonerf, or Home Zone, for the United States, and particularly New Jersey.
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What to Do if You Are Hit by a Car

Source: Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition
This document instructs bicyclists on what to do if they are hit by a vehicle. It includes a detachable 7-step checklist of actions to take immediately after a collision.
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