Active Living in Northeast Oly

Possible Project Outcomes-
Active Living Profile
Community Assetts Map
Design Charrette for (re)creating public spaces
Identify possible courses of action to increase active community environment

Active Living and Health
Active Community Environments
Active Living By Design
Active Living, Obesity and Nutrition Interest Area
ActiveLiving.org
ActiveLiving.org- Resource Library (excellent resources!)
Thurston County Public Health - Social Services Division
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Washington- Partners in Action
Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity

Transportation, Land Use, and Planning
Questions to answer-
What is the main mode of transportation in project area?
What other modes of transportation are there? How often and how much in use?

Bicycle and Pedestrian Program - Planning and Environment - FHWA
Institute of Transportation Engineers -- ITE
Michigan Land Use Institute- Making Smart Growth a Reality In Michigan
Welcome to the STPP Transportation Action Network
Welcome to Trails And Greenways
Thurston Regional Planning Council
Transportation-Efficient Land Use (WSDOT)

Neighborhoods and Community
Questions to answer-
What determines neighborhood boundaries?
Do the "official" boundaries mimic nature's edges?
Are there societal influences (property lines, incomes, amenities)?

The Northeast Neighborhood Association of Olympia, Washington
Fairview Village - Portland, Oregon
The City Repair Project- Placemaking, Localization and Urban Sustainability

Mapping
Green Maps
Thurston County Geodata Center
murmur
Community Mapping Network (Canada)

Books

Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language. New York: Oxford UP, 1977.

Alexander, Christopher. The Timeless Way of Building. New York: Oxford UP, 1979.

Hall, Peter Geoffrey, and Colin Ward. Sociable Cities: the Legacy of Ebenezer Howard. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1998.

Hatch, C. Richard. The Scope of Social Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc., 1984

Hayde, Dolores. Redesigning the American Dream: the Future of Housing, Work, and Family Life. New York: WW Norton and Company, 1984.

Register, Richard. ecocities: building cities in balance with nature. Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 2002.

Roseland, Mark. Toward Sustainable Communites:Resources for Citizens and their Governments. Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers, 1998.

Schuler, Douglas and Aki Namioka. Participatory Design: Principles and Practices. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 1993.

And a whole mess of articles and pdf.'s on my computer and (soon) in a binder i will let you look at if you ask nicely.