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Check out this CDC video on the design of healthy communities. Suggest sharing this with local planning boards and other interested parties who may need to familiarize themselves with alternatives to suburban sprawl and auto-centric lifestyles. The life you save may be your own!
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/cdc_healthy_community_design_webserver/video_h.htm -------------------------------------------
John Egan AIA
Project Officer
National Institutes of Health / Office of Research Facilities
Ashburn VA
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