From a land-use perspective, has New Jersey built the kinds of places – and built enough of them – that provide what older adults are likely to be seeking as they age? The short answer is no.
Mariia Zimmerman
Vice President For Policy
Reconnecting America
www.reconnectingamerica.org
Reconnecting America is a national non-profit organization working to integrate transportation systems and the communities
they serve with the goal of generating lasting public and private returns, improving economic and environmental efficiency, and
giving consumers more housing and mobility choices. Reconnecting America provides the public and private sectors with an impartial, fact-based perspective on development-oriented transit and transit-oriented development, and seeks to reinvent the planning and delivery system for building regions and communities around transit and walking rather than solely around the
automobile.
Trends in New Jersey Land Use: Addressing Obesity Through PlanningNew Jersey Future
Presented at the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association annual conference, Nov. 4, 2011, by Outreach and Development Director Dan Fatton
A Power Point presentation on Smart Growth, by Alex Graziani, from the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County. This Power Point was presented at the SWPA Housing Alliance's Smart Growth and Housing Round Table (April, 2008).
Mariia Zimmerman
Vice President For Policy
Reconnecting America
www.reconnectingamerica.org
Reconnecting America is a national non-profit organization working to integrate transportation systems and the communities
they serve with the goal of generating lasting public and private returns, improving economic and environmental efficiency, and
giving consumers more housing and mobility choices. Reconnecting America provides the public and private sectors with an impartial, fact-based perspective on development-oriented transit and transit-oriented development, and seeks to reinvent the planning and delivery system for building regions and communities around transit and walking rather than solely around the
automobile.
Trends in New Jersey Land Use: Addressing Obesity Through PlanningNew Jersey Future
Presented at the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association annual conference, Nov. 4, 2011, by Outreach and Development Director Dan Fatton
A Power Point presentation on Smart Growth, by Alex Graziani, from the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County. This Power Point was presented at the SWPA Housing Alliance's Smart Growth and Housing Round Table (April, 2008).
RV 2014: Rurban Solutions: Strategies for Small and Midsize Communities by Sa...Rail~Volution
Rurban Solutions: Strategies for Small and Midsize Communities
Rural + Urban. What are the challenges faced -- and shared -- by small and midsize cities? Peer through the "rurban" lens: Explore strategies for integrating transportation, land use, energy and affordable housing. Learn how to improve choices for low- and moderate-income households to reduce transportation costs, connect workers to jobs and facilitate upward mobility. How can we create places that are vital and healthy? Look at local economies and public spending, as well as retrofitting urban transportation for rurban use. Much is written about large urban strategies. Discover solutions for the often-overlooked quieter corners of our nation, where placemaking is just as important for creating successful and rewarding lives.
Moderator: Roger M. Millar, Vice President, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC
Sarah Graham, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
James Bruckbauer, Transportation Policy Specialist, Michigan Land Use Institute, Traverse City, Michigan
David Johnson, Director of Planning, Roaring Forks Transportation Authority, Carbondale, Colorado
RV 2015: Food: How Transit is Improving Choices by Donald KeuthRail~Volution
How does transit affect one of our most basic needs -- food? Access to quality, fresh produce or just basic groceries is an important function of transit. So is enriching the experience of public gathering spaces. Learn how communities in Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix are using transit as a tool to respond to food deserts and improve access to quality groceries. Whether it's active transport, a food bus, or regulations that allow communities to promote food choices, hear how these cities are leading the way.
Moderator: James Cromar, AICP, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Adelee Le Grand, AICP, Associate Vice President, AECOM, Atlanta, Georgia
Veletta Lill, Former Executive Director, Dallas Arts District, Dallas, Texas
Donald Keuth, President, Phoenix Community Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
ATS-16: Connecting the Dots: Trails and Transportation, Reed DunbarBTAOregon
Case studies on the policy, planning, funding, and design considerations that create great networks where trails seamlessly link to streets and transit.
Presenter:
Reed Dunbar
Clear Vision Eau Claire is a county-wide initiative to develop a collaborative vision for Eau Claire. Our mission is to engage all citizens to reach a common goal and purpose.
Learn more about us at www.clearvisioneauclaire.org
A Culture of Collaboration - Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals conf...OpenSpaceCouncil
Annie Burke, our Director of Development and Engagement, presented on a panel at the Society for Outdoor Recreation Professionals on May 16, 2014. The panel was about 'Partnerships to get the job done' and her presentation highlighted the work of the Open Space Council to create a culture of collaboration.
Panel discussion explores how cities can be designed and built to promote a culture of health and increase opportunities for active, social and healthy living. For more info, visit ceosforcitiesnationalmeeting.org.
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Institute reports on the history of desirability of living locations, and how our automobile dependent society has fueled sprawl development. Mr. Litman also outlines the benefits of Smart Growth development and how growing trends, "changing attitudes about urban living," "increasing health and environmental concerns" and "shifting assumptions about suburban real estate values" are making headway in support of transportation and planning reforms that can transform our regions and communities into healthier, more functional, and beautiful places.
RV 2014: Rurban Solutions: Strategies for Small and Midsize Communities by Sa...Rail~Volution
Rurban Solutions: Strategies for Small and Midsize Communities
Rural + Urban. What are the challenges faced -- and shared -- by small and midsize cities? Peer through the "rurban" lens: Explore strategies for integrating transportation, land use, energy and affordable housing. Learn how to improve choices for low- and moderate-income households to reduce transportation costs, connect workers to jobs and facilitate upward mobility. How can we create places that are vital and healthy? Look at local economies and public spending, as well as retrofitting urban transportation for rurban use. Much is written about large urban strategies. Discover solutions for the often-overlooked quieter corners of our nation, where placemaking is just as important for creating successful and rewarding lives.
Moderator: Roger M. Millar, Vice President, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC
Sarah Graham, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
James Bruckbauer, Transportation Policy Specialist, Michigan Land Use Institute, Traverse City, Michigan
David Johnson, Director of Planning, Roaring Forks Transportation Authority, Carbondale, Colorado
RV 2015: Food: How Transit is Improving Choices by Donald KeuthRail~Volution
How does transit affect one of our most basic needs -- food? Access to quality, fresh produce or just basic groceries is an important function of transit. So is enriching the experience of public gathering spaces. Learn how communities in Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix are using transit as a tool to respond to food deserts and improve access to quality groceries. Whether it's active transport, a food bus, or regulations that allow communities to promote food choices, hear how these cities are leading the way.
Moderator: James Cromar, AICP, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Adelee Le Grand, AICP, Associate Vice President, AECOM, Atlanta, Georgia
Veletta Lill, Former Executive Director, Dallas Arts District, Dallas, Texas
Donald Keuth, President, Phoenix Community Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
ATS-16: Connecting the Dots: Trails and Transportation, Reed DunbarBTAOregon
Case studies on the policy, planning, funding, and design considerations that create great networks where trails seamlessly link to streets and transit.
Presenter:
Reed Dunbar
Clear Vision Eau Claire is a county-wide initiative to develop a collaborative vision for Eau Claire. Our mission is to engage all citizens to reach a common goal and purpose.
Learn more about us at www.clearvisioneauclaire.org
A Culture of Collaboration - Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals conf...OpenSpaceCouncil
Annie Burke, our Director of Development and Engagement, presented on a panel at the Society for Outdoor Recreation Professionals on May 16, 2014. The panel was about 'Partnerships to get the job done' and her presentation highlighted the work of the Open Space Council to create a culture of collaboration.
Panel discussion explores how cities can be designed and built to promote a culture of health and increase opportunities for active, social and healthy living. For more info, visit ceosforcitiesnationalmeeting.org.
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Institute reports on the history of desirability of living locations, and how our automobile dependent society has fueled sprawl development. Mr. Litman also outlines the benefits of Smart Growth development and how growing trends, "changing attitudes about urban living," "increasing health and environmental concerns" and "shifting assumptions about suburban real estate values" are making headway in support of transportation and planning reforms that can transform our regions and communities into healthier, more functional, and beautiful places.
Creating Places To Age in New Jersey Municipal Best PracticesNew Jersey Future
A supplement to New Jersey Future's Creating Places To Age report, detailing steps New Jersey municipalities can take to make themselves more accommodating to their older residents.
CSCR Government #3: Preparing for Extreme Weather Events. Paul Beyer, DOS.Sustainable Tompkins
Climate Smart & Climate Ready Conference Government Track #3 on April 20, 2013 at Cinemapolis Theater in Ithaca, NY. Paul Beyer, Smart Growth Planning, NYS Dept. of State. Climate Ready: Preparing for Extreme Weather Events. Smart Growth: Land Use and Transportation in the Energy/Climate Equation.
The Livability Economy - People, Places and ProsperityAllyson Brunette
Livable Communities provide a host of advantages that enhance the quality of life of residents, the economic prospects of businesses and the bottom lines of governments. The Livability Economy shows how livability initiatives contribute to improved economic performance and a more vibrant, desirable and competitive environment for housing and commercial investment. This workshop focuses on design factors that feature livability outcomes that benefit older adults and people of all ages. Examples of some of the most common tools and treatments for creating age-friendly environments will be presented — from the least-expensive, short-term wins to dramatic changes and long-term initiatives. All of the proposed transformations are expected to create a return on investment by increasing business income, property values and new development; decreasing vehicle crashes, pedestrian injuries and fatalities; reducing medical costs; and improving air quality and overall public health. In addition, AARP’s new tool, the “Livability Index” will be presented which measures the quality of life in American communities across multiple dimensions: housing, transportation, neighborhood characteristics, environment, health, opportunity, and civic and social engagement.
Erin Mitchell, Associate State Director, American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
Designing Homes, Communities and Transit for an Aging Population: AARP will
highlight recent successes in New York communities that help people age in place. Aging in place is the ability to stay in your home and community as long as possible and avoid costly institutions. The three main design features are Complete Streets, Universal Design and Transit Efficient Development. Town, county, state and federal government all have a role to play in helping to shape the future landscape of New York; whether it is our roadways, transit, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, homes with no step entries, and wider doorways. Come hear about how AARP is partnering all over New York and the country to make sure these transformations occur.
L’urbanisme désigne l'ensemble des sciences, des techniques et des arts relatifs à l'organisation et à l'aménagement des espaces urbains, en vue d'assurer le bien-être de l'homme et d'améliorer les rapports sociaux en préservant l'environnement. Les professionnels qui exercent ce métier sont des urbanistes.
Inaugural Professorial lecture by Dr Karen Lucas.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/about/events/inaugural-lectures
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/k.lucas
There are two key issues to resolve for the promotion and delivery of socially sustainable mobilities for all. One is how to make sure major transport infrastructure investments do not disrupt, but rather, facilitate and support the mobilities and livelihoods of local populations, especially the poor and vulnerable. This is not rocket science and can arguably be achieved through the systematic application of social and distributional impact assessment of transport projects and policy strategies. Two is to find compelling and simple ways for transport planners and investors to deliver socially sustainable transport projects at the micro-community level. This is a much bigger challenge because ‘Big Finance’ struggles to fund potentially financially or politically unstable institutions to deliver cost-effective, small-scale, local transport projects. As such, the neo-liberal forms of transport governance that prevail in the Global North and South are the key barrier to the delivery of truly sustainable mobilities. The presentation discusses these issues with reference to the author’s empirical research with low-income populations from different geographical and social contexts.
Assessing the Green and Open Spaces of the City of MelbourneESD UNU-IAS
Assessing the Green and Open Spaces of the City of Melbourne
Presented by Mr. Tuan Tran Anh, Ms. Pamela Gloria Cajilig, and Ms. Zahra Zafira Mutiara
2018 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme
12-16 November, 2018
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1. Accessing Services, Improving Outcomes,
and Creating Age-Friendly Communities:
Land Use and Complete
Streets
Tim Evans
New Jersey Future
New Jersey Foundation For Aging –
16th Annual Conference
June 11, 2014
2. New Jersey Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization that brings together concerned citizens
and leaders to promote responsible land-use policies.
The organization employs original research, analysis and
advocacy to build coalitions and drive land-use policies
that help revitalize cities and towns, protect natural
lands and farms, provide more transportation choices
beyond cars, expand access to safe and affordable
neighborhoods and fuel a prosperous economy.
3.
4. New Jersey Is Getting Older
As of 2012, more than 2.3 million New Jersey residents – 26.6
percent of the state’s population – were at least 55 years old, with
more than half of that total over the age of 65 and nearly 200,000
being 85 or older.
5. Aging and Land Use
From a land-use perspective, has New
Jersey built the kinds of places – and
built enough of them – that provide
what older adults are likely to be
seeking as they age?
6. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
1. Density – are destinations close together?
2. “Downtown” (mix of uses) – are different kinds
of destinations close together?
3. Walkability – is the street network well-
connected?
4. Access to public transportation
7. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
1. Density – are destinations close together?
Higher density is better for older people because it
puts destinations closer together, an important
consideration for people with constraints on their
mobility.
as measured by “net activity density”
= (population + employment) / developed acres
8. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
2. “Downtown” (mix of uses) – are different kinds
of destinations close together?
Town centers with homes, stores, offices, and civic
buildings in close proximity allow those with limited
mobility, or with limited desire to drive, to maximize their
trip-making by minimizing the distances among different
types of destinations.
9. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
3. Walkability – is the street network well-
connected?
Without connectivity, high density and mixed use
can end up meaning that you can see your
destination out your window but have to walk or
drive a mile to get to it.
as measured by local road density
= route-miles of local road / square mile
10. It’s close, but can you walk there?
• Street network connectivity is
an important measure of
pedestrian-friendliness
• Shore towns generally score
well, despite having low year-
round density, because they’re
designed to accommodate
pedestrians
12. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
4. Access to public transportation
Public transit access is presumed to be a plus for
older people, because it offers them access to
destinations to which they may not feel comfortable
driving.
as measured by local bus stops per square mile
[bus more important for local trips, rail for regional trips]
13. Aging-Friendliness and Land Use
1. Density – are destinations close together?
2. “Downtown” (mix of uses) – are different kinds of
destinations close together?
3. Walkability – is the street network well-connected?
4. Access to public transportation
The land-use characteristics that make a place good for
older people are the same “smart-growth” features
that make it easier for everybody to get around.
14. Where Do Older New Jerseyans Live
vs. Density of Destinations
17. Where Do Older New Jerseyans Live
vs. Access to Public Transportation
18. Aging-
Friendliness and
Land Use
Good news: 31.3 percent of all New
Jersey residents aged 55 or older live in
one of the 107 municipalities that
score well on all four aging-friendliness
development metrics.
Bad news: 13.1 percent – almost
300,000 people – live in one of the 109
municipalities that score poorly on all
four.
19. Aging-friendly, but not aging-ready
More than just development patterns:
• Housing types
• Housing unit size
• Housing affordability
• Crime
• Pedestrian safety (sidewalks, crosswalks,
traffic light timing, vehicle speeds….) [More on this
from Karen…]
20. Creating Places To Age
In places that already have “good bones”:
• Add to and diversify the housing stock
• Address safety issues
In places that score poorly:
• Create brand-new “downtowns” (e.g.
Robbinsville Town Center, Plainsboro)
• Retrofit existing single-use development to
make more mixed-use and pedestrian-friendly
(e.g. Willingboro, Echelon Mall, Somerdale)
22. Add to and diversify the housing stock:
Alternatives to Detached Single-Family Housing
• Manageability: Smaller homes, especially those in multi-unit buildings,
are easier and less time-consuming to clean and maintain
• Affordability: Smaller homes are generally more affordable, both to
purchase and to maintain.
• Accessibility: Single-level apartments are more easily accessible to
people experiencing mobility impairments who have trouble climbing
stairs.
• Safety: In multi-unit apartment buildings or in single-family attached
housing (i.e. townhouses/rowhouses), neighbors live close enough that
they can easily check in on one another.
23. Community:
Creating a New Downtown
Robbinsville Town Center
• Municipality must permit the
necessary housing density and
pedestrian activity required to sustain a
downtown commercial district
CooperTowne Village
(Somerdale)
• Living within close proximity to a commercial center reduces the need for
an automobile to accomplish everyday tasks, while also allowing residents
to remain socially connected to their community
25. Thank you!
Tim Evans
Research Director
tevans@njfuture.org
New Jersey Future
137 W. Hanover St.
Trenton, N.J. 08618
609-393-0008 ext. 103
http://www.njfuture.org
Editor's Notes
If you design for the most vulnerable, you end up with good design for everybody.