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Bento, Antonio, Maureen Cropper, Mushfiq Moborak, and Katja Vinha

The Effects of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States
(The Review of Economics and Statistics: August 2005, Volume 87, Number 3, pp. 466-478)

Clifton, Kelly and Urbitran Associates

Pedestrian Flow Modeling for Prototypical Maryland Cities
(Prepared for the Maryland Department of Transportation (Division of Highway Safety Programs, November, 2004)

Clifton, Kelly, Hani Mahmassani, Carolina Burnier, Yeonjoo Min, Colleen Mitchell, and Felipe Targa

Economic Impact Study of the Intercounty Connector
(A report for the Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Office, 2004)

Ewing, Reid

Building Environment to Promote Health,
(Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health: April 2005, Module 6)

Can the Physical Environment Determine Physical Activity Levels?,
(Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews: April 2005)

Why We Should Care About Traffic: A Gut Response From a Seasoned Transportation Planner,
(Planning: May 2006)

Ewing, Reid and John Kostyack

Endangered by Sprawl: How Runaway Development Threatens America's Wildlife,
(NatureServe: 2005)

Ewing, Reid and J. Kuzmyak

Comparing Forecasting Methods: Expert Land Use Panel Vs. Simple Land Use Allocation Model,
(Submitted to Environment and Planning B: 2005)

Ewing, Reid and W. Greene

Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting,
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: October 2003)

Ewing, Reid, Christopher Forinash, and William Schroeer

Neighborhood Schools and Sidewalk Connections: What Are the Impacts on Travel Mode Choice and Vehicle Emissions?,
(TR News: March-April 2005, Issue 237, pp. 4-10, Copyright Transportation Research Board, National Research Council , Washington, D.C.)

Ewing, Reid, Richard Schieber, and Charles Zegeer

Urban Sprawl as a Risk Factor in Motor Vehicle Occupant and Pedestrian Fatalities
(American Journal of Public Health)

Ewing, Reid, Steven Brown, and Aaron Hoyt

Traffic Calming Practice Revisited
(Institute of Transportation Engineers Journal: November 2005)

Ewing, Reid, Michael King, Stephen Raudenbush, and Otto Clemente

Turning Highways into Main Streets: Two Innovations in Planning Methodology
(Journal of the American Planning Association: Summer 2005, Volume 71, Number 3)

Ewing, Reid, Otto Clemente, Susan Handy, Ross Brownson, and Emily Winston

Peer-reviewed journal article
Identifying and Measuring Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability (Journal of Physical Activity and Health: 2006, 3, Supplement 1, S223-S240)

Final Report
Identifying and Measuring Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability (Final report prepared for the Active Living Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: July 2005)

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Ewing, Reid, Tom Schmid, Richard Killingsworth, Amy Zlot, Stephen Raudenbush, and Barbara McCann

Original technical version: Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity,
(American Journal of Health Promotion: September/October 2003)

Non-technical version: Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl,
(Smart Growth America Surface Transportation Policy Project: September 2003)

King, Michael, J. Carnegie, and Reid Ewing

Pedestrian Safety Through a Raised Median and Redesigned Intersections
(Transportation Research Record)

Knaap, Gerrit and Yan Song

The Transportation-Land Use Policy Connection
(Prepared for Presentation at the Conference Entitled, "Access to Destination: Rethinking the Transportation Future of Our Region": November 2004)

Rajamani, Jayanthi, Chandra Bhat, Susan Handy, Gerrit Knaap, and Yan Song

Assessing the Impact of Urban Form Measures in Nonwork Trip Mode Choice After Controlling for Demographic and Level-of-Service Effects
(TRB 2003 Submitted for Presentation and Publication, August 2000)

Voorhees, Carolyn, David Murray, Greg Welk, Amanda Birnbaum, Kurt Ribisl, Carolyn Johnson, Karin Pfeiffer, Brit Saksvig, and Jared Jobe

The Role of Peer Social Network Factors and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
(American Journal of Health Behavior: 2005)

Voorhees, Carolyn and Deborah Young

Personal, Social, and Physical Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Levels in Urban Latinas
(American Journal of Preventive Medicine: 2003, Volume 25, Number 3Si)

Young, Deborah and Carolyn Voorhees

Personal, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Urban African-American Women
(American Journal of Preventive Medicine: 2003, Volume 25, Number 3Si)

Zhang, Feng, Kelly Clifton and Qing Shen

Reexamining ICT Impact on Travel Using the 2001 NHTS Data for Baltimore Metropolitan Area
(Submitted for publication, Final edit on August 30, 2005)