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THE CITY OF CHICAGO EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (ETOD) POLICY PLAN

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Health, Housing, Transportation & Mobility

This report identifies inequitable transit-oriented development (TOD) in Chicago, which has exacerbated racial and economic disparities, as a critical concern. To address this, the City can adopt the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan, designed to ensure that...

Evaluation of CeaseFire-Chicago

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source U.S. Department of Justice

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety

The U.S Department of Justice recommends that the city of Chicago implement the CeaseFire program, which focuses on changing the behavior of individuals at high risk of being involved in shootings through the use of violence interrupters and outreach workers. The program's strategies...

An Evaluation of the Current Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Implementation in Philadelphia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source University of Pennsylvania

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

Philadelphia's Group Violence Intervention strategy addresses group member-involved firearm violence through a combination of social services, focused deterrence, and community-driven anti-violence messaging. Despite COVID-19 challenges, the city adapted by using Mobile Call-In Teams...

The NAACHO Advocacy Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Association of County & City Health Officials

Policy Areas Health

Strong advocacy is needed to build capacity and enable local health departments to lead their communities in responding to COVID-19 and other public health challenges. This toolkit guides advocates in lobbying elected representatives by outlining how to schedule a meeting with a member...

Supporting Equitable Community Engagement: A Resource for State Health Departments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Health

Public health departments erode trust when they make policy and program decisions without meaningfully engaging the communities most affected by them. This report highlights how community engagement improves health behaviors and health service access and provides recommendations....

Community Gardens on Private Property as a By-Right or Permitted Use

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Sustainable Development Code

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces

Local governments can facilitate community gardens by passing ordinances that classify them as permitted or by-right uses on private property. This memo explains how permitting community gardens on private land can promote healthy lifestyles, improve access to fresh produce, encourage...

Minimum Width and Buffer Requirements for Sidewalks

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Sustainable Development Code

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Local governments should update zoning codes to mandate sidewalk vegetation buffer zones that separate pedestrians from vehicles. This policy memo highlights how these buffers improve pedestrian mobility and safety, reduce stormwater management costs, increase access to public transportation,...

Local Reproductive Freedom Index: Evaluating US Cities 2019

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Health

This report evaluates health policies in 50 cities across the United States in 2019. It assigns each city a score ranging from zero to five stars based on a range of indicators related to reproductive health, rights, and justice. This report also discusses the "Model City," a realistic...

PlaceMakers Pandemic Response Compendium

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source PlaceMakers

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

This collaborative document outlines various pandemic responses to support public health and economic recovery today. In addition to this, the document outlines the categories, methods, key points, and examples for each pandemic response....

Common Mistakes in Drafting Smokefree Indoor Air Ordinances

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2004

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Americans For Nonsmokers's Rights

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Health

This report serves as a resource for developing smoke-free indoor air laws and is a companion piece to the Prohibition of Smoking in all Workplaces and Public Places model ordinance. The report outlines common errors to avoid while developing and drafting an ordinance that prohibits...

School Meals Support Ohio Student Health and Learning

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2024

Level State

State(s) All States, Ohio

Source Children's Defense Fund

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education, Food

One in six Ohio children face food insecurity, yet many do not qualify for subsidized school meals. School meals strongly influence academic success as well-nourished children perform better in school and are healthier overall. This factsheet proposes solutions like the "Healthy School...

Chronic Disease Prevention Success Stories from Big Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Association of County & City Health Officials

Policy Areas Food, Health

This report features case studies of big cities successfully preventing and/or combating chronic disease. Strategies include improving nutrition by increasing access to healthy food and limiting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, increasing physical activity through promoting healthy...

Local Policies for Environmental Justice: A National Scan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The New School

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health

While local zoning codes and land use policies historically have been tools for segregating people and concentrating pollution in low-income communities and communities of color, community-based advocacy can transform these same tools into means for addressing cumulative burdens borne...

Providing Contraceptive Implants at Time of Medication Abortion: A Case Study from Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Health

Providing Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) during medication abortion visits can reduce the number of visits a patient is required to obtain LARC, thereby reducing barriers to access. This report describes the steps taken by the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts...

Caring for Denver - Ballot Title

Type Ballot Measure

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado

Source City and County of Denver

Policy Areas Health, Housing, Public Safety

This ballot measure addressed the need for increased funding for mental health services, suicide prevention, and substance abuse programs in Denver. The city proposed increasing sales and use taxes by $45 million annually to fund these services. The initiative is meant to reduce homelessness,...

The Intersection of Trees and Safety

Type Article

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Elizabeth Macdonald, Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Local planners often restrict tree planting near intersections due to safety concerns, which may not be justified. This article recommends that cities should not restrict sidewalk street trees unless it can be shown unequivocally that they create unsafe environments. This issue relates...

2022 Shorewood Hills Ordinance L-2022-5 Implementing a Permit Process for Mobile Food Vendors

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Baraboo

Policy Areas Food, Health, Public Spaces

This ordinance requires licensing for mobile food vendors and outlines the necessary procedures for obtaining required permits. The ordinance also explains the circumstances in which a registration application might be denied, and what may cause a license to be revoked. It additionally...

Increasing Access to Essential Health Functions: The Role of Transportation in Improving America’s Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Health, Transportation & Mobility

This paper outlines the ways in which transportation, health, and healthcare are interrelated. In particular, it describes how a lack of access to transportation can cause poor health outcomes and high healthcare costs. To mitigate this challenge, this report calls on public agencies...

State and Local Leaders Must Act Now for Abortion Justice: State and Municipal Funding for Abortion

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Health

When states and cities allocate funding for abortion and other reproductive health care, they can alleviate financial and logistical barriers faced by local residents and ensure that people both within and outside of their community receive essential and time-sensitive care. This...

Polling on Abortion Access in Arizona and Pennsylvania

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Arizona, Pennsylvania

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

This brief presents key takeaways from an abortion related poll conducted in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Findings demonstrate widespread support for abortion access in both states. It finds that voters across the political spectrum want abortion to remain legal; want patient experiences...

Y-Plan Public Space Policy Brief

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Health, Transportation & Mobility

Public spaces are crucial to a community’s collective well-being. Although public spaces are intended to be equally accessible, young people, particularly low-income BIPOC, are made to feel unwelcome or excluded in many public spaces by the built environment, police, and other users....

How Salem, MA Launched a “Food Farm” to Provide Thousands of Pounds of Organically Grown Food to Local Families

Type Article

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Bright Cities and Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Education, Food, Health

The Covid-19 crisis exacerbated the lack of accessible, organic produce and high food insecurity being faced by residents of Salem, MA. This article outlines how the city established a municipal farm and food forest to provide organically grown food to local families, supported by...

Model Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking In All Workplaces and Public Places

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Health, Environment & Natural Resources

This model ordinance prohibits smoking in public places (e.g. restaurants, health care facilities, and retail stores), places of employment, private clubs, residential facilities, and certain outdoor areas. It also grants any person in control of an establishment (i.e. owners, operators,...

Advancing Holistic Well-Being Measures in Atlanta and in Cities Throughout the United States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, National

State(s) All States, Georgia

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Economic Justice, Health

American cities must develop comparable measures of well-being to advance policy changes and investments that improve health and equity. This brief supports well-being measurement in cities and provides recommendations. Best practices include comprehensive surveys to gather data about...

2021 Austin Resolution Contracting with Nonprofits to Expand Substance Use Care

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

This Resolution authorizes contractual agreements with 3 local nonprofits to provide substance misuse services to low-income individuals in Austin and Travis County, dispersing $919,696 in funding....

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