ShareAs research increasingly shows that contact with the natural world is essential for our well-being, providing better access to nature and parks is now seen as a health issue rather than just an aesthetic one. How we build and grow our communities can have a large impact on our health and quality of life. Learn more in the Winter 2016 issue of On Common Ground.
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In This Issue
Much of the built environment in America is designed with driving, not walking, in mind.
Bicycle riding eliminates carbon emissions, favors compact neighborhoods over sprawl, and fosters a balanced transportation system with ...
To ward off chronic disease, health pros take on everything from regional plans to housing design.
Community gardens aren’t just for the Birkenstock-wearing crowd anymore.
Hundreds of thousands of corner and rural stores lack healthy food options.
Schools are cooking up healthier students and better communities by beefing up their food options.
Regional food hubs aim to make locally sourced, healthy food available to everyone.
Millennials' Transportation and Housing Choices Will Shape the Nation
When author Richard Louv was growing up on the outskirts of Kansas City in the 1950s and early 1960s, he spent his free time organizing ...
Returning streams to the open restores their function as green infrastructure and recaptures a lost public amenity.
Cities Bringing a Piece of Nature into Urban Neighborhoods
