Strategies for Social Connection

Explore promising strategies for advancing social connection, drawn from our SOCIAL Framework Reports and Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities. Each strategy includes the evidence behind it, along with examples from communities putting it into practice.

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- Arts, Culture, & Leisure
Carve out funding for arts, culture, and leisure in annual budgets, effectively leveraging resources to maximize and sustain impact
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- Arts, Culture, & Leisure
Create enabling environments for low-barrier, recurring community participation in arts, culture, and leisure
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- Transportation
Activate streets as places for connection
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- Built Environment
Reform local zoning codes and policies to allow for shared- or mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods
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- Built Environment
Activate streets as places for connection through the creation of complete and open streets initiatives
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- Built Environment
Build intergenerational and age-friendly communities
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- Built Environment
Increase access to recreation and socializing by adopting shared-use policies
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- Built Environment
Create routes for residents to safely walk through neighborhoods
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- Arts, Culture, & Leisure
Formally establish compassion and connection as community values and norms
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Explore All Strategies

Carve out funding for arts, culture, and leisure in annual budgets, effectively leveraging resources to maximize and sustain impact

Create enabling environments for low-barrier, recurring community participation in arts, culture, and leisure

Activate streets as places for connection

Reform local zoning codes and policies to allow for shared- or mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods

Activate streets as places for connection through the creation of complete and open streets initiatives

Build intergenerational and age-friendly communities

Increase access to recreation and socializing by adopting shared-use policies

Create routes for residents to safely walk through neighborhoods

Formally establish compassion and connection as community values and norms

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