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The urban green places where we spend our time have a tremendous influence on our collective health, personal well-being and ability to thrive. Yet, not all community members have equitable access to healthy urban green spaces and not all green spaces have the same impact on human mental and physical health. Planners and designers, in partnership with community, have the power to incrementally increase equitable access to the life-giving resources provided by urban green space, design healthier green space and promote healthy equity through partnerships with community based organizations and local health institutions.

Join Mithun associate principal Christian Runge at the University of Washington for “Centering Health Equity in the Planning and Design of Urban Green Space” to learn how health equity can be integrated at the policy, planning, and site design scales in the urban public realm.

Date Posted: 10.22.2024