Making streets healthy
places for everyone

Healthy Streets® gives towns and cities around the world an evidence-based approach to create fairer, sustainable and attractive urban spaces.

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Tools & Resources

New Development Check

New developments give us an opportunity to maximise the healthiness of our street environments. This new Checklist of 20 multichoice questions can be applied to new and existing streets to identify how to maximise the Healthy Streets score.

Case Studies

Perth: Street renewal project

Maylands is a suburban centre preparing for improved train services with a visionary upgrade proposed for the surrounding streets using the Healthy Streets Approach

TRAINING COURSES

Online courses open for booking

In summer 2024 online courses will be running for Healthy Streets Foundation and Healthy Streets Design Check.

To enquire about booking your place email training@healthystreets.com

An Introduction

What is Healthy Streets?

Healthy Streets is a human-centred framework for embedding public health in transport, public realm and planning. The 10 Healthy Streets Indicators focus on the human experience needed on all streets, everywhere, for everyone.

Healthy Streets Around the World

The Healthy Streets Approach and tools are already being used by 1000’s of practitioners around the world.

Access local resources, events and training courses, and find qualified local practitioners in countries where Healthy Streets is already being utilised.

Australia
Europe
New Zealand
United Kingdom

Case Studies

Healthy Streets in Action

Case Studies
London: Small changes delivered at scale through maintenance programmes
London: Small changes delivered at scale through maintenance programmes

Maintenance teams can deliver Healthy Streets benefits at scale

Hertfordshire: Healthy Streets Index county-wide
Hertfordshire: Healthy Streets Index county-wide

Hertfordshire County Council commissioned a Healthy Streets Index of the whole county to support their strategic planning

Budapest: Supporting districts to transform designs
Budapest: Supporting districts to transform designs

Budapest City government is working with their districts to redesign streets using the Healthy Streets Design Check tool

Perth: Street renewal project
Perth: Street renewal project

New Healthy Sreets designs are proposed for Maylands in Perth holding the potential to become a healthier and more welcoming suburban hub.

London: Policy into Practice
London: Policy into Practice

Lucy Saunders led implementation of Healthy Streets across the system in Greater London.

Southwark: Project Delivery & Evaluation
Southwark: Project Delivery & Evaluation

Three neighbourhoods were rapidly reshaped to be healthier and more welcoming.

Sydney: Capacity Building
Sydney: Capacity Building

Healthy Streets were engaged to deliver Foundation training to multidisciplinary teams across the region.

Tools & Resources

There are free tools for you to measure Healthy Streets.

Quick Assessment

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Detailed Assessment

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Qualitative
Street Assessment

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Design Check

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Services

We support the people and organisations who can make a difference in shaping towns and cities everywhere.

Lucy Saunders has a unique story and perspective as a public health specialist and city planner. She has inspired and educated audiences worldwide.

Healthy Streets appears deceptively simple on first glance, delving into the detail unlocks the potential of taking this Approach and shows the way.

We provide pragmatic advice and support to deliver lasting change in how streets and places are designed and managed.

Top image: Elaine Kramer