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Innovation & Institutional Catalysts • Health District <br /> Walkable,mixed-use health districts are becoming increasingly I ,1 Alit,., <br /> popular.Across the country,medical institutions are exploring <br /> how to design their campuses to promote healthy habits and i j <br /> lifestyles.Many of these districts integrate healthy design �" ,. x � " ";"'�+tn <br /> principles,including biophilic design practices.community °` <br /> gathering spaces,and a combination of services and housing y_ .. - A <br /> near medical facilities that encourage walking. • "'® tip.: , <br /> i <br /> t, <br /> 0 <br /> Medstar Georgetown University Hospital created a walkable quad connecting the hospital to the neighborhood with a <br /> comfortable.inviting streetscape it also includes outdoor seating and cafe use adjacent to the main hospital center a <br /> yf 'J• r.'F i 6 ` m <br /> i i4l it -` '^• _ s- S <br /> The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus transformed an uncomfortable.pavement-heavy streetscape to <br /> create a comfortable.shaded corridor that connects medical facilities within the campus. <br /> -- .- -- ,- Innovation&Institutional.Catalysts 72 <br />