The time-worn phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” hit home in Ohio recently after advocates’ successful effort to open school grounds to community members. The public and policymakers alike really had a hard time understanding what shared use is and why it is important to open school playgrounds, basketball courts, tracks, and other fitness facilities to the local community.

But a photo project created by local advocates highlighted the images of closed schools and the groups who that could benefit from their use. And the results lead to passing policy that allows access to school grounds during off-school hours for physical activity.Read the whole story here.