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Promote development that encourages activity
Offering a
mix of housing, business, recreation and educational opportunities creates and encourages walkable communities. Unfortunately, sometimes the best laid out plans don't get
built because the community is resistant to new designs and high-density
development projects.
Recommendations for Action: for Cities
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Accelerate approval of
development projects that increase physical activity and access to healthy
foods.
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Avoid developer-initiated,
piecemeal development; use the General Plan to designate where new growth,
infill or redevelopment will be allowed to occur.
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Ensure that all planning be in
the form of complete and integrated communities containing housing, shops,
work places, schools, parks and civic facilities essential to the daily life
of the residents.
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Plan for streets, pedestrian
paths and bike paths to contribute to a system of fully-connected and
interesting routes with a design that encourages pedestrian and bicycle use.
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Ensure that as many activities
as possible be located within easy walking distance of transit stops.
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Increase access to places for
physical activity, i.e. exercise facilities, walking trails, and bike paths.
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Work with urban planners and
city officials to discourage the proliferation of fast food restaurants, and
encourage community input throughout the zoning and planning process.
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Encourage the development of
joint/shared-use agreements among schools, parks, libraries, health care
clinics and community organizations to increase opportunities for physical
activity and healthy eating.
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Implement farm-to-institution
programs to make fresh locally-grown foods available to schools, hospitals,
food banks, and other community places.
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Require that healthy and
affordable food options be provided by retail businesses such as grocery
stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues.
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Publicly honor restaurants,
businesses, and communities that offer healthy food and physical activity
options.
More on the Obesity Epidemic in L.A. County.
See more at
Healthy Places on the CDC website.
By creating a partnership of public health and regional
planners, we believe we can help create awareness about the importance of such
projects and build more consensus towards approving new developments that
encourage daily physical activity and more active lifestyles.
Learn more about our May 23, 2006 Conference on the
"Built Environment".
- View pdf
with full description
- Presentations from the Conference Sessions (coming soon...)
Other links and resources for City Planners
* Healthy
Eating Active Communities (HEAC)
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California Project LEAN - Creating Healthier Spaces...
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Children's health and the Built Environment
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Elder's Health and the Built Environment
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