Neighborhoods can provide opportunities for physical activity in
daily life by designing transportation systems to accommodate and
encourage walking and bicycling for travel to work, school, and
other daily destinations. Healthy neighborhoods offer bikeable,
walkable or transit-oriented transportation systems that
are:
Safe
Provide appropriate travel options
Easily accessed
Feasible for all populations and all trip purposes
Key words: planning for biking, planning for walking, transit
oriented development, complete streets, safe routes to school,
concentrated development, climate change action
Creating transportation systems that support the mobility of all
residents and offer a balanced menu of transit options is a
critical component of healthy neighborhoods.
These case stories highlight examples of incorporating
transportation and mobility planning with creating healthy
neighborhoods. Each story includes lessons learned, links to
additional resources and can serve as examples other agencies may
consider and adapt to meet their communities’ unique
circumstances.
