People are more likely to walk if the places they live and the places they need to go – shops, town offices and libraries, schools, community centers and parks – are located in compact centers where walking is both enjoyable and convenient. To be successful, both revitalization and new development of existing centers must be carefully planned. How can we encourage growth in our historic town and village centers at a scale that complements and enhances their physical character? What do we need to think about when contemplating an area for new development? Workshop leader: Donald Powers, Architect
For more information about workshop dates, forums, or other ways you can become involved in the Healthy Places by Design project, please contact Denise Kaplin, Healthy Places by Design YMCA Consultant, at dkaplin@gpymca.org. (401-295-6501) or Doug McLean, Town of North Kingstown, at dmclean@northkingstown.org. (401-294-3331).
The mission of the Healthy Places by Design Project is to strengthen land use, transportation and urban design policies and ordinances that guide the decision making process for the built environment to be more supportive of health, particularly as it relates to physical activity and healthy eating.
