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AARP’s Livable Communities Agenda

AARP’s Livable Communities Agenda The Move Toward Enhancing Mobility and Housing Options in America Workshop: Universal Design: An Investment for Aging in Place, in the Workplace, and in Play 1 February 2006, St. Petersburg, FL Presenter: Robert Hodder, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP.

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AARP’s Livable Communities Agenda

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  1. AARP’s Livable Communities Agenda The Move TowardEnhancing Mobility and Housing Options in America Workshop: Universal Design: An Investment for Aging in Place, in the Workplace, and in Play 1 February 2006, St. Petersburg, FL Presenter: Robert Hodder, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP

  2. A new agenda for . . . • Examining • Building • Re-engineering . . .our communities

  3. AARP’s Social Impact Agenda— the next Ten Years • Economic Security • Health and Supportive Services • Livable Communities • Global Aging

  4. AARP’s Social Impact Agenda For Livable Communities • Americans 50+ are able to sustain mobility as they age • Americans 50+ have appropriate and affordable housing options

  5. A Livable Community Fosters INDEPENDENCE and ENGAGEMENT: • Affordable and appropriate housing • Supportive community services • A range of mobility options • Access to volunteer opportunities • Physical accessibility

  6. Community Engagement Contributesto and resultsfrom successful aging: • Social encounters with neighbors • Volunteer service • Civic action • Political, religious participation • Links to groups, clubs, hobbies • Physical activities

  7. What is “Successful Aging”? • Involvement with world & other people • Ability to make choices that affect life • Ability to care for one’s self • Ability to pursue hobbies, interests • Not feeling isolated Adapted from the literature on gerontology by the AARP Public Policy Institute

  8. Successful Aging  Community Engagement Percent who “Strongly agree”

  9. Key Findings

  10. The Beyond 50.05 Survey A Key Finding • People whose homes do not meet their physical needs are less likely to age successfully

  11. Majority of 50+ live in Single-Family Houses Figure 6: Housing of Persons Age 50 and Older Source: AARP analysis of Census Bureau's 2003 American Housing Survey

  12. Many Homes Lack Needed Features Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, N=1005 Beyond 50.05 Survey, 2004 Q45. Does your current home have...

  13. Right Housing  Better Success Scores Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, Beyond 50.05 survey, 2004. N=1005 Q46. Considering the items we just covered, how well do you think your home is able to meet your physical needs as you grow older? Q40. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements…

  14. 50+ Prefer to Stay in Current Home Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, Beyond 50.05 Survey, 2004 N=1005 Q8. Now I’d like to ask a question about your home. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: “What I’d really like to do is stay in my current residence for as long as possible”

  15. The Beyond 50.05 Survey A Key Finding • Lack of affordable housing can make it difficult to remain in one’s community

  16. Housing Costs Top Budgets Source: AARP analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

  17. The Beyond 50.05 Survey A Key Finding • Poor community features linked to lower indicators of successful aging

  18. 1/3+ lack Transit, Trails, Sidewalks Give a “D” or “F” on Mobility Features Percent of Respondents 31% 38% 35%

  19. Low Grades  Low Successful Aging Figure 14: Poor Community Grades are Associated with Lower Levels of Successful Aging D or F A Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, Beyond 50.05 survey, 2004. N=1005 Q46. Considering the items we just covered, how well do you think your home is able to meet your physical needs as you grow older? Q40. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements…

  20. The Beyond 50.05 Survey A Key Finding • 50+ who don’t drive have significantly lower levels of outside interaction than drivers 50+

  21. Nondrivers Miss More Events, More Often Figure 22: Nondrivers Miss Events Much More Often Than Drivers Never Frequently Drivers Nondrivers Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, Beyond 50.05 Survey, 2004 N=899 N=106

  22. Nondrivers Not Aging as Successfully Source: AARP/Roper Public Affairs and Media group of NOP World, Beyond 50.05 Survey, 2004

  23. The Beyond 50.05 Survey A Key Finding • Mobility options allow 50+ nondrivers to stay connected to their communities

  24. Nondrivers Have ½ the Outings 50-74 All 50+ Male Female 75+ Source: National Household Travel Survey, 2001

  25. Majority Still Drive even after 75 Source: National Household Travel Survey, 2001

  26. Creating Environments for Successful Aging Major Recommendations

  27. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Encourage community engagement by promoting social involvement in: Organization memberships Volunteer service Community & facility planning

  28. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Promote design and modification of housing to meet physical needs of older people

  29. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Ensure an adequate supply of diverse, affordable housing environments

  30. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Promote community features that enhance safety and inclusiveness for people of all ages and abilities

  31. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Improve the travel environment and support life-long driver education to ensure safer driving for all ages

  32. Toward Livable Communities Major Recommendations • Take positive steps now to enhance mobility options for people with differing functional abilities • Public transportation/paratransit • Organized private transportation • Walking and bicycling • Specialized transportation

  33. The Promise of the New Agenda Mobility is about having access to places for goods and services Means to achieve mobility • Enhanced transportation options (e.g., universal design) and, • Restructuring/refining the matrix of places (e.g., community design) • Basic principle—land uses generate trips

  34. The Promise of the New Agenda Names for this new agenda Smart Growth Livable Communities New Urbanism (Neo-traditionalism) Congress for New Urbanism

  35. The Promise of the New Agenda Techniques • Mix Land Uses • Mix Housing Types • Expand pedestrian infrastructure • Enhance transportation choices (e.g., family) • Traffic-calming • Transit-oriented development • Change the regulatory structures to support new arrangements

  36. The Promise of the New Agenda Existing Conditions • Suburban nation and growing (e.g., sprawl) • Urban 1920 • Suburban 1970 • People spending more time “stuck in traffic” (e.g., congestion and frustration) • Dominance of the single-occupancy vehicle (more than one vehicle for every licensed driver) • Urban/Suburban split • “Hole in the doughnut” • Edge cities • Aging Baby-Boomers • In 2000, 35 million 65+ • In 2030, 71 million 65+ (1 in 5 Americans)

  37. The Promise of the New Agenda Growing constituent support for these policies in urban, suburban and rural areas. Levels of Analysis/Action for Livable Communities • The Region (Metropolis, City, and Town) • The Neighborhood, District, and Corridor • The Block, Street, and Building

  38. Building Livable Communities PRODUCTS- • A family of transportation services that enhance mobility and • A reshaped built environment that allows for greater choice, independence, and control PROCESS-involve public and private sector constituencies across disciplines

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