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Proven: Parks Are Critical Infrastructure for Rural Communities Healthy Communities Series · Week 2 of 5 Parks Are Infrastructure: Why Rural Communities Need to Bring Parks and Recreation into their Community Plans The case for treating recreation as essential — not optional Policy Brief Community Infrastructure May 2026 The fairgrounds. A trail with exercise stations. […]
What Does a Healthy Rural Community Actually Look Like? – JC Shepard May 2026 · Week 1 of 5 — Health, Parks & the Outdoors What Does a Healthy Rural Community Actually Look Like? Planners have long known that where you live shapes how long you live. Here is how smaller communities are using real […]
Over the coming weeks, this series will explore a question that sits at the center of rural planning today: what does it take for small towns and rural counties not just to survive, but to build community facilities to help them remain functional, resilient, and economically relevant in a rapidly changing landscape? A Rural Planning […]
