The document discusses making communities more livable and age-friendly. It notes that by 2030, the U.S. will have twice as many people over 65 as today. Surveys find that older adults want to remain in their homes and communities as long as possible. The document promotes age-friendly community programs and policies that support mobility, housing, community engagement and other features to improve quality of life for people of all ages. AARP works with communities through its Network of Age-Friendly Communities initiative to encourage walkable neighborhoods, transportation options and other livability factors.

1. AARP Livable Communities
Great Places for All Ages
Newport City — Vermont’s First
Designated Age-Friendly Community

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“Affordable and appropriate housing, supportive
community services, and adequate mobility options,
which facilitate personal independence and the
engagement of residents in civic and social life.”
AARP Livable Communities Definition

3. Multiple benefits
• Cultural
• Economic
• Environmental
• Fiscal
• Health
• Social
Multiple beneficiaries
• People
• Business
• Community
Reasons for making communities more
Livable and Age-Friendly

4. Mobility is Key to Livability

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We have entered a time of
profound and permanent change
to the demographic composition of the United States
By 2030 the U.S. will have twice as many
people over the age of 65 as we have today
Every day, 10,000
boomers turn 65

6. Vermont’s Median Age: 40.7 yrs
• National 36.4 yrs
2030 Median Age = 43.9
• under 18 = 19.5%
• 65+ = 24.4%

7. Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR), Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 2008, Vol. 59, No. 2, December 9, 2010.
Expectation of Life at Birth

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Survey after survey finds that
today’s older adults want
to remain in their homes
But most houses haven’t been designed to
adapt. In fact, American homes have
traditionally been designed and built for
able-bodied 35 year olds
78%
of adults ages 45+ agree
or strongly agree with the
statement: “What I’d
really like to do is stay in
my current residence for
as long as possible.”
Source: AARP Home and Community
Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

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Survey after survey finds that
today’s older adults
want to stay in their
community
For the past 50 years, communities have
developed around cars and other motor
vehicles as our principal form of transportation
80%
of adults ages 45+ agree
or strongly agree with the
statement: “What I’d
really like to do is stay in
my current community for
as long as possible.”
Source: AARP Home and Community
Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

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Boomers and Millennials:
Changing Preferences
Source: National Association of Realtors Community
Preference Survey, 2011

11. Multigenerational Households
Multigenerational Households as a Percentage of All Households
in the United States, 2000-2010
4.8 4.8 4.9 5
5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3
5.6
6.1
0
5
10
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey Data
PercentageofAllHouseholdsinthe
UnitedStates

12. Where do we want to live?

13. What do we want in our
neighborhoods?

15. How people get around?

16. AARP Programs
Age Friendly Communities

17. PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TEXAS
Austin
Brownsville
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
VERMONT
Newport (City)
What about your
community?
To see the entire list, visit
www.aarp.org/livable
Here is a sample of some
of the communities:
ALABAMA
Birmingham
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville
COLORADO
Denver
MAINE
Portland
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
MICHIGAN
Auburn Hills
Highland Park
MISSOURI
St. Louis County
NEW JERSEY
Princeton
NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad
NEW YORK
Brookhaven
Chemung County
Great Neck Plaza
New York City
OREGON
Portland
Membership as of October 2014
The Member List:
AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

18. The Built Environment
The Social Environment
Network of Age-Friendly CommunitiesThe
The availability and quality of these community
features impact the well-being of older adults

19. Age Friendly Communities create economic
value places
New or old, well designed places attract people and generate economic activity.
• Compact development promotes efficient land use and reduces the cost of
infrastructure investment .
• A variety of housing choices in a walkable neighborhood, including affordable
housing, generates economic activity for local businesses.
• Walkability has market value. Home buyers are willing to pay premium to live
here instead of single-use residential in the same market.
• Property values are positively impacted when neighborhood schools and
parks are close by.
• No matter the transportation mode, Livable Communities provide benefits to
individuals from reduced transportation to health costs.

20. Mixed-use property in Livable Communities
generates higher tax revenue per acre
than single-use property

21. Livable Communities offer a natural setting for
older Americans to continue to be productive in
the workforce while take advantage of shopping,
entertainment and active living

22. Getting Newport Age Friendly

23. Turn over the rocks to collect the
dots…

24. First in Vermont to adopt form-
based code

26. Complete Streets•Great placemaking!
•Safe streets-for all
•Living streets
•Pro-walk, pro-bike &
pro stay
•Bike parking
•Better pedestrian
experience
•New businesses
•Shorter pedestrian
crossing
•Decreased vehicular
speed
•Back-in angled parking
•Increased on street
parking
•COMPREHENSIVE
COMPLETE STREETS
POLICY
EXISTING
PROPOSED

27. Connect the dots …

28. Community Matters
Nourishing Relationships into Partnerships
http://video.vpt.org/video/2365167090/

29. Assets–based Approach
Community Development Integrated
into Economic Development

30. Age Friendly Newport

31. Survey Highlights
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Newport residents age 45+ say to make their towns a place where
people can successfully age improvements are needed in:
 Job opportunities: flexible job opportunities, job training, jobs to suit
people with disabilities.
 Town information: community information that is delivered in-
person, clearly displayed printed information, access to information
in a single source, and an automated information source.
 Transportation: ability to easily connect with public transportation
outside of Orleans County
 Outdoor spaces and public buildings: neighborhood watch
programs and well-maintained public restrooms that are accessible
to all residents.

32. Newport residents age 45+ are long-time residents of this area and
are likely to remain in the area as they get older.
Likelihood of Moving to a Different Home
in Orleans County
in Retirement Years*
(n=328)
Likelihood of Moving to a Different Home
outside of Orleans County
in Retirement Years*
(n=328)
*Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
4
Extremely
likely
7%
Very likely
8%
Somewhat
likely
10%
Not very
likely
30%
Not at all
likely
36%
Not
sure/no
answer
11%
Extremely
likely
4%
Very likely
4%
Somewhat
likely
9%
Not very
likely
25%
Not at all
likely
44%
Not
sure/no
answer
15%
*Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

33. Thank you!
Kelly Stoddard Poor, Associate State Director, AARP Vermont
802.951.1313; kstoddardpoor@aarp.org
Patricia Sears, Volunteer State President, AARP Vermont
psears@aarp.org