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December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal seeks to reduce social isolation in distressed areas of Shreveport, La., and adjacent Bossier City and to disseminate its model of renewal to other cities.
December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
The position of community coordinator is a demanding one that can take an emotional toll, says Michael B. Leonard, D.D.S., associate coordinator of Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal.
December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
Stacy Davis is a resident of Shreveport's Cedar Grove neighborhood who had - past tense, he makes plain - a rough life on the streets.
December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
The sign reads 'Cedar Grove Garden of Love,' and on this bright spring day 79-year-old Margaret Myles is planting marigolds. "I want this place to be the prettiest place in the community," says Myles as she finishes her work.
October 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Foundation for the Mid South engaged stakeholders in a planning process to launch the Mid South Health Initiative, designed to identify strategies that would improve the health of people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
February 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 2001 to 2006, the American Planning Association provided guidance and tools to urban planners and other planning and design professionals and decision-makers to help them create communities that promote physical activity.
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines whether public support exists for the creation of traditionally designed communities with a mix of connected residential and commercial properties. Traditionally designed communities may offer environmental and social benefits but are unlikely to be developed unless there is significant public support for their creation.
August 25, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Active Living Network provided experts from disciplines active in community design with information about how community design can promote health and physical activity.
March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
New Jersey mayors play a key role in decisions regarding land use planning and design in their communities yet, many lack good information about the connection between community design and public health.
June 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The California Center gathered and prepared a group of 31 teens to participate in the 2003 Smart Growth Network conference on community planning and design.