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Build health into projects & plans
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Making a community walkable
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Decisions made each day determinehow we plan and build King County’scommunities. Are these choices protectingpeople’s health?By engaging in transportation, landuse, and urban design projects, you canprevent disease and promote well-being.This brochure tells the story o KingCounty’s new “in crowd” —the residents,developers, ofcials, and designers whoare becoming health advocates.
What you can do today...
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Building a Healthier Tomorrow
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Decision-Makersand ElectedOfcialsCommunity MembersPlanning Commissions andDesign Review BoardsPlanners andDesignersHealthProessionalsDevelopersGovernment AgenciesSchoolDistrictsNon-ProftOrganizations
Devote sta time to Health Impact AssessmentEncourage health as an objective in comprehensive plan andzoning updatesDedicate unds or active transportation inrastructureEstablish an Active Living Task Force (see “Resources” or more)Request a re+walk or community assessment rom Feet FirstVoice concerns about health at planning and design meetingsGet ree advocacy coaching rom Feet First on how you caninuence new developmentLearn about how the built environment inuences healthRecommend land use decisions that encourage physical activity;include mixed uses and designs to support active transportationInclude physical activity goals in your designs and plansComplete checklists to analyze a proposed project’s or policy’seects on health, or send to Public Health or reviewLearn about active transportation as a physical activity solutionSet up and participate in re+walks in conjunction with Feet FirstEducate patients and colleagues on active living issues andeects o the built environmentAsk Feet First what you can do to maximize your positive impacton community walkability with your projectsIncorporate active transportation into projectsSend SEPA/NEPA project proposals and updates to Public Healthor reviewInclude health objectives in projects and in comprehensive plansIncorporate active transportation, saety, and health objectives inschool siting decisions and planningOrganize community events around health themes and goalsHelp everyone collaborate to make health a priority in their work
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Making a Community Walkable: Step by Step
What is Active Transportation? 
Active transportation is the idea o integrating physical activity into daily tasks - as by walking to school, work, or shops. This integrationmakes it easier to get the recommended 30 minutes o activity, 5 days a week, 10 minutes at a time, without structured exercise.
Some community designs support healthy lifestyles, vibrant businesses, and strong social ties. Residentsof these neighborhoods are more physically active, report higher quality of life and health status, andweigh less. To achieve broad health goals, health outcomes should be considered at every stage and levelof development, from permit review to comprehensive planning. There are many ways to get involved inmaking healthier decisions. Here are a few examples of what people are already doing, here in King County.
Wide roads lined with parking lots push buildings away rom thestreet and encourage high vehicle speedsDispersed development patterns and zoning codes isolate landuses and create large distances between daily destinationsDistance, poor aesthetics, and danger discourage walking
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Reducing motor vehicle lane width, adding medians and plantings,and installing street urniture like lighting and benches all have acalming eect on traic, improving saety or all road usersWell-marked crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and wide sidewalks withplanted buers attract walkers and cyclists
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Mixed-use zoning attracts new development and promotes activetransportation by bringing various land uses closer to each other,so distances between destinations are more walkable and bikeableReduced setbacks, compact lots and blocks, interesting streetrontdesigns, and mature trees improve the pedestrian environment
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How to redesign activity back into people’s lives by creating spaces where it is easy to be active.
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Design, land use, and transportation changes can make your neighborhood more walkable.
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