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Beyond Transportation <br />Key Supporting Plans and Initiatives <br />Through internal and external partnerships, Hennepin <br />County uses multimodal transportation investments to <br />leverage our investments in community and economic <br />development, environment and natural resources, <br />affordable housing, community health, and <br />employment. <br />Leveraging investments to meet multiple goals will <br />maximize our return on investment and move us <br />towards being a more prosperous, livable, connected, <br />resilient and equitable county. <br />Land Use <br />Transportation facilities and services have enormous <br />effects on land use patterns, and the form, function, <br />and location of land use development affects the need <br />for transportation facilities. This is a long-standing <br />relationship evidenced by the history of railroad towns <br />and automobile -oriented suburban development. <br />Strong integration and collaboration between <br />transportation and land use will enable us to better <br />manage growth, improve the efficiency of travel, and <br />contain infrastructure costs. <br />Transit Oriented Development (TOD) <br />Established in 2003, the Hennepin County Transit <br />Oriented Development (TOD) program provides <br />needed capital to housing and economic development <br />projects along transit corridors. From 2003 to 2017, over <br />$36 million has been awarded, leveraging over $1 billion <br />in public and private investment. <br />Community Works <br />Hennepin County Community Works partners with cities <br />and other agencies, businesses, neighborhood <br />organizations and residents to build the long-term <br />value of communities, create and sustain great places, <br />and make quality investments in redevelopment, <br />transportation, public works infrastructure, parks, trails <br />and the environment. Over $89 million has been <br />invested in Community Works program areas, <br />leveraging $883 million in public and private <br />investment. <br />Active Living <br />Active Living provides safe, desirable and convenient <br />opportunities to integrate physical activity into daily <br />routines through biking, walking or taking transit, while <br />building healthier and safer communities. Since 2006, <br />Hennepin County has been a national leader in <br />developing an Active Living program. Success continues <br />to grow through Active Living Hennepin County, a <br />partnership with cities, community organizations and <br />other agencies to address policy change through <br />infrastructure planning, targeted workshops and <br />supportive tools (model policies, guidelines, toolkits). <br />Health in All Policies <br />Health in All Policies (HiAP) institutionalizes the <br />consideration of health, eliminating disparities, and <br />sustainability into decision -making across all sectors and <br />at all levels to improve the health of communities and <br />people. <br />Natural Resources Strategic Plan <br />Hennepin County's natural resources strategic plan <br />guides the county and its partners in responding to <br />natural resource issues and developing internal and <br />external policies, programs and partnerships that <br />improve, protect and preserve natural resources. <br />4 <br />