Walkable Communities

The prescription for better health 4

by Brad Broberg

Bicycle Friendly Communities

A chosen route for health 12

by Martin Zimmerman

Planning for Health

To ward off chronic disease, health pros take on everything from regional plans to housing design 16

by David Goldberg

Urban Growing

Gardening supports the health of communities 22

by Christine Jordan Sexton

A Healthy Food Store Movement

Ensuring low-income and rural neighborhoods have access to healthy food options 26

by John Van Gieson

Schools Savoring the Effects
of Healthier Food 32

by G.M. Filisko

Food Hubs: Connecting
Farmers with Consumers 38

by Tracey C. Velt

Millennials’ Transportation and Housing
Choices Will Shape the Nation 44

by Joan Mooney

Reconnect Kids and
Families with Nature 48

by Brian E. Clark

Daylighting

Uncovering the natural benefits of hidden streams 54

by Brad Broberg

Cities Bringing a Piece of Nature
into Urban Neighborhoods 58

by Brian E. Clark

REALTORS® Take Action

Making smart growth happen 64

Winter 2016

On Common Ground thanks the following contributors and organizations for photographs, illustrations and artist renderings reprinted in this issue: Rebecca Andruszka, Denver Urban Gardens; Ana Maria Colmenares, Dureé & Company; Kerry J. Coughlin, Seattle Housing Authority; Cindy Dupree, Tennessee Department of Tourism; Jessica Estrada and Ryan Thayer, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation; Carrie Ferrence, Stockbox Grocers; Mark Gavin, Iowa Association of REALTORS®; Ellen Gray, Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network; Carolyn Huckabay, The Food Trust; Donna S. Martin, Burke County Board of Education; Ann-Marie Mitroff, Groundwork USA & Groundwork Hudson Valley; Darlene Moppert, Broward County Public Schools; Anna Mullen, National Farm to School Network; Kevin Platz, Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS®; Karen Shore, The Food Trust; Lynn Solomon, Missoula Organization of REALTORS®; Courtney Walsh, The Kitchen; Mary Anne Welch, Great River Greening; Kathryn West, Greenwood Association of REALTORS®; Amanda White, Philabundance; and Christine Williams, Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS®.