Residents Grade Tyler Area With a Walk Through
The City of El Monte's Community Services Department has the lead role in changing the look, feel and walkability of the Tyler Corridor. Area residents were asked to give their input at a community workshop in May. The Tyler Corridor project is part of a larger effort to add a Health and Wellness Element to the city's general plan.

City of Long Beach Hires Bike Expert
Bike expert Charlie Gandy is the City of Long Beach's new mobility coordinator. Can he build a more bikeable Long Beach?

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and City of Glendale to Make Bicycling Easier
Bicyclists in Glendale could soon see improvements to their easements as part of a regional plan to make the city more bikeable, according to a plan presented to the Glendale City Council.

Department of Public Health Awards Built Environment Grants
The PLACE program is pleased to announce the funding of five organizations within Los Angeles County. Over the next three years, each grantee will develop a policy and physical project aimed at increasing physical activity in their community. Examples of policies include incorporating a Health Element into a city's General Plan and revising a city's Bicycle Master Plan to make it easier for residents to bike around their community.

Video: Unnatural Causes
The series presents a powerful portrait of the vast racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities. The series sheds light on the mounting evidence that our health is to a very large degree determined by our social circumstances, wealth, neighborhood conditions, and work life. It presents both research and personal vignettes that show that not only are those living in poverty adversely impacted, but at each descending rung of the socioeconomic ladder, people tend to be sicker and die sooner.

An important message of the series, supported by the research, is that improving the public's health will require efforts in a broad range of areas outside the traditional public health and health care sectors, including schools and educational systems, housing, land use and community design, and economic development.

Article: Active Transportation for America: A Case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking
"Active Transportation for America" makes the case and quantifies the national benefits—for the first time—that increased federal funding in bicycling and walking infrastructure would provide tens of billions of dollars in benefits to all Americans.

By making active transportation a viable option for everyday travel, we will cost-effectively reduce oil dependence, climate pollution and obesity rates while providing more and better choices for getting around town.

Read the report to learn more about how adequate federal investment in bicycling and walking will create healthier places for healthier people.