Urban Design, Health and Active Transportation

Active Transportation Plan for Minden Link To Report

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition www.ohcc-ccso.ca

walkON – activities and resources to support walking  www.walkon.ca

Complete the Streets  www.completestreets.org

Walk21—annual international conference on walking www.walk21.com

Ontario Smart Growth Network www.smartgrowth.on.ca

Transportation Management programs, Transport Canada www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/UTSP/schooltransportation.htm

The Health Impacts of Urban Sprawl Ontario College of Family Physicians www.ocfp.on.ca

Active and Safe Routes to School www.saferoutestoschool.ca

Street Films—fantastic videos on cycling, walking and urban design www.streetfilms.org

 

Public Participation

International Association for Public Participation www.iap2.org

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition www.ohcc-ccso.ca

Participation in Toronto Parks http://parkcommons.ca/wiki/wiki.php

Technical Aid and Community Architecture—book: Building Democracy, Graham Towers,  and a review

 

Health and Planning Evaluation Tools

Peel Region’s Urban Form Health Assessment Tool link

San Francisco's Health Assessment Tool link

City of Toronto Green Development Standards link

 

Advocacy in Toronto

Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation TCAT LINK

Toronto Cyclists Union TCU Link

 

Safety Research

U.S. Department of highways research link