Resources in Washington State

• The Bicycle Alliance of Washington - Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington.
• Feet First- Assistance Building Walkable Communities.
• WSDOT Safe Routes to School Resources.

Web Resources

• Active Living by Design: Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design - This database provides assistance in designing a healthy built environment.

• Walkable Communities Inc. - A resource page created by Dan Burden with free photos, posters, and publications relevant to bicycle, pedestrian, and healthy living issues.
• National Clearinghouse for Safe Routes to School - Online resources and tools from the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
  
• Walkinginfo.org - Online tools and resources to help design practitioners improve the safety and mobility of bicyclists, including PEDSAFE which offers a list of possible engineering, education, and enforcement treatments to improve pedestrian safety. See their on-line walkability checklist.
  
• Bicyclinginfo.org - Online tools and resources to assist design practitioners improve the safety and mobility of bicyclists, including BIKESAFE which offers a list of possible engineering, education, and enforcement treatments to improve bicycling safety. See their on-line bikeability checklist.
  

• Smart Schools Initiative - Online resources for planners who want to build healthier, more sustainable communities and combine the movements for education equity and smart growth.
• Smart Growth and Schools - School design resources for the planner from the Environmental Protection Agency.

• Surface Transportation Policy Partnership - Two new reports on how the federal transportation law can be used to support local and statewide efforts to build more livable communities.

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