Healthy community planning encompasses a broad range of issues—including air quality, food access, safety, open space, walkability, and transit access—that can impact an individual's wellbeing. Although much of DVRPC's work already focuses on these topics, healthy communities planning brings an additional awareness that the decisions we make regarding the built and natural environments can affect how healthy people can be.
Food System Planning
Planning for healthy communities can also include food system planning. DVRPC’s regional food system planning builds on Greater Philadelphia’s many agricultural, transportation/distribution, retail, and community assets in order to address the diverse challenges facing our food system.