Thinking Transport hosts Healthy by Design case studies

Planners play an essential role in planning, designing and regulating the environments in which we live.  Well-planned neighbourhoods can increase the number of people who choose walking or cycling as their mode of transport.  More people walking or cycling to shops, schools and local facilities helps to build more socially vibrant and inclusive neighbourhoods, together with the associated economic and environmental benefits.

The Healthy by Design resource, produced by the Heart Foundation (Victorian Division) aims to provide practical guidance to planners, especially those working for or with local governments, to enable them to plan for active communities.

Visit the Planning for Active Communities page to see how local governments from across Victoria have used the Healthy by Design principles.