Transportation and Health Resource Hub - Case Study
Tennessee’s built environment and health case studies
This collection of case studies in Tennessee, primarily in rural communities, address the integration of health through master plans, corridor studies, sidewalk improvements, multi-modal access, and even a community kitchen. Each short case study (1-2 pages) has key lessons and recommendations that can be used by local advocates, community leaders, and governmental staff to identify strategies for integrating health. These case studies demonstrate the possibilities of integrating health into rural communities and small towns.
Metropolitan planning organization ideas to improve and provide more walking and bicycling projects
The initiatives spearheaded by the MPOs profiled in this guidebook have resulted in more walking and bicycling projects in communities across the country. The enclosed case studies, illustrating eight distinct strategies, provide inspiration, ideas, and replicable tactics for MPOs to emulate or consider. Eight case studies explain how regions have implemented walking and bicycling projects. The cases detail contextual factors, partnerships, timelines, steps in the decision making processes, and how communities dealt with barriers to implementation.
Health promoting community design: outline of expected returns
This toolkit provides general findings from project returns of health-promoting projects. With a better informed understanding of project outcomes, practitioners can expand efforts to create healthier and more livable places. This resource demonstrates that health promoting community design features hold the potential to provide economic, health, and ecological co-benefits to communities. Case studies from across the country, consolidated here, provide useful reference for those considering how or why to build healthier communities.