Research and analysis

Healthy High Streets: good place making in an urban setting

Information for local decision makers examining how high streets are used as an asset to improve the overall health of local communities.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 17 January 2018
• Last updated: 17 January 2018 — See all updates

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Healthy High Streets: good place making in an urban setting

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Healthy High Streets: good place making in an urban setting - practice resource summary

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Public Health England (PHE) commissioned the UCL Institute of Health Equity to synthesise the latest and most relevant evidence for local decision makers, built environment professionals (for example planners, urban designers, landscape architects), town managers, public health professionals, and others involved in implementing street design principles on the health and wellbeing benefits of making high streets more inclusive, safe and healthier, particularly in areas of high deprivation.

This review provides a rapid assessment of evidence relating to pedestrian friendly, healthy high streets in urban settings, with specific reference to design interventions and street furniture. Evidence relating to both children and adults is considered, alongside groups who may have specific needs or preferences such as older people, younger people, disabled people (considering specific impairments where relevant) and different ethnic groups.

The review illustrates how, across a broad range of local stakeholders, a greater understanding of how place and people interact could help realise the potential of our high streets, and contribute to health and economic gains of our local communities.

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Published 17 January 2018
Last updated 17 January 2018 + show all updates

1. 17 January 2018

   Practice Resource Summary document added

2. 17 January 2018

   First published.