1000
Friends of Florida promotes healthy urban
and natural places by wise management of growth and change.
We
educate, advocate, negotiate and, when necessary, litigate
to protect our high quality of life.
We
help citizens have the technical knowledge and access needed
to ensure that public and private decisions lead to livable
communities.
Our
planners, attorneys and community activists work to protect
natural areas, fight urban sprawl, promote sensible development
patterns, and provide affordable housing.
Above
all, we strive to give citizens the tools to keep Florida's
communities livable. Founded in 1986, 1000 Friends of Florida
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization
A Healthy Community Design 101 slide presentation is now available on CDC’s Healthy Places Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/media.htm. The presentation is suitable for general audiences who want to learn more about how the physical design of communities can affect our physical and mental health.
Guide to Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures (August 2011) - The guide describes 12 performance measures that can readily be used in transportation decision-making, and for each, it presents possible metrics, summarizes analytical methods and data sources, and illustrates its use by one or more transportation agencies.
