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Appendix A: Glossary
Pages 89-94

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... Consumption of these foods, such as sugars ­ weetened beverages, candy, and chips, may contribute to excess calorie intake and unwanted weight gain in children. Complete Streets: Streets that support all users -- motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit users, young, old, and disabled -- by featuring sidewalks, bicycle lanes, wide shoulders, crosswalks, and other features.
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... Communities with poor food access lack the resources necessary to supply people with the food needed for a healthy lifestyle. Availability of high quality, affordable food and close proximity to food stores increase food access.
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... Impact Fee: A monetary exaction placed on developers related to the expected impacts of a project. For example, to lessen the effect of increased traffic at a new shopping center, a developer might be required to pay an impact fee that would be used for construction of a left-turn lane and traffic lights.
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... Pocket Park: A small park frequently created on a vacant building lot or on a small, irregular piece of land, sometimes created as a component of the public space requirement of large building projects. Pocket parks provide greenery, a place to sit outdoors, and sometimes playground equipment.
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... These include speed humps and bumps, raised intersections, road narrowing, bends and deviations in a road, medians, central islands, and traffic circles. VERB Campaign: A national, multicultural, social marketing campaign to increase and maintain physical activity among tweens.
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