Change: Green Infrastructure Retrofit for a Vacant Shopping Center HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM VIDEOSAn excellent video explaining LID in Olympia, WA: Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In (a video by the EPA introducing green stormwater practices) HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM NEWS ARTICLES (MOST RECENT AT THE TOP)Saving   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 586)  View all updates.

Change: and traffic lights.CASE STUDIESlinks to separate pages documenting specific places or projects where this element is on displayADDITIONAL RESOURCESevaluation ofRAISED BIKE LANESin Eugene, ORThe City of Sydney, Austrailia has a nice set of diagrams regarding the "Types of Cycleways"   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 103)  View all updates.

Change: more active and less sedentary population;equality, diversityviolence reductioneducation CASE STUDIES: PLANNING AND POLICY CASE STUDIES: HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDSCAPESSOCIAL SYSTEM RESOURCESThe human-scale reawakening of America's urban parks, Seattle Times, Sept. 6, 2009Active Design Guidelines from New York City   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 120)  View all updates.

Change: water reusePERFORMANCE METRICSamount of water retained/detained; cost savings over traditional infrastructure; amount of pervious surface; pollution abatement/removal; hydrologic connectivityCASE STUDIES: PLANNING AND POLICYPortland Stormwater Discount ProgramPennsylvania stormwater BMP manual:http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/subjects/stormwatermanagement/BMP%20Manual/BMP%20Manual.htmPuget Sound Partnership's LID resources:http://www.psp.wa.gov/our_work/stormwater/lid.htmLIUDD Policy Report from New ZealandCASE STUDIES:   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 549)  View all updates.

Change: supply, and waste disposal.METABOLIC FUNCTIONSenergy production, material production, food production, waste disposalrecycling and recyclingreusePERFORMANCE METRICSclimate impact, carbon footprint, recycling rates, sequestration of carbon, and improvement of air qualityCASE STUDIES: PLANNING AND POLICY CASE STUDIES: HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDSCAPESMETABOLIC SYSTEM RESOURCES   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 62)  View all updates.

Change: from Transportation for AmericaEnvironmental and Policy Determinants of Physical Activity in the United StatesBENEFITS TO EDUCATIONThe landscape can be used extensively to promote by outdoor living and schooling for all age   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 721)  View all updates.

Change: the Heritage ConservancyErgonomics of the City: Green Infrastructure and Social Benefits2003report from National Urban Forest Conference by Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington urban forest guruGrey to Green: How We Shift Funding and Skills to Green our Cities2009Report from the British group CABE   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 230)  View all updates.

Change: Washington State CTED Park Planning GuideDesigning Small Urban Spaces book factsheetThe President's Council on Physical Fitness Newsletter - Connection between Health and Parks RWJF's Active Living Research Childhood Obesity and Proximity to Urban Parks and Recreational Resources: A Longitudinal Cohort StudyHow Cities Use Parks for Smart Growth   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 315)  View all updates.

Change: Planning Complete Streets for Aging America by AARP Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), CSS page: http://ite.org/css/ Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities: An ITE Proposed Recommended Practice (Note: ITE is currently in the process of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 221)  View all updates.

Change: ParksThe Value of Philadelphia's Parks SystemWashington State CTED Park Planning GuideDesigning Small Urban Spaces book factsheetThe President's Council on Physical Fitness Newsletter - Connection between Health and Parks RWJF's Active Living Research Childhood Obesity and Proximity to Urban Parks and Recreational Resources: A Longitudinal Cohort Study   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 308)  View all updates.