Housing Opportunity 2014 - Enabling Design for Health, Housing, and Happiness, Caitlyn Smith

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The document discusses age-friendly neighborhoods and initiatives in New York City. It describes the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities, of which NYC is a member. It outlines NYC's Age-friendly NYC partnership and their 59 initiatives to make neighborhoods more accessible for older residents. It provides examples of 4 Age-friendly Neighborhoods pilot programs in different boroughs and partnerships with city departments like DOT to implement projects like Safe Streets for Seniors and CityBench seating. The toolkit and focus on aging in place principles like community and a safe physical environment are also mentioned.

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AGE-FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOODS
May 16, 2014
Caitlyn Smith, MPH
Age-friendly NYC
The New York Academy of Medicine

WHO Global Network of Age-friendly
Cities and Communities
138 member cities across 21 countries

Age-friendly NYC
 Public-private partnership
 New York Academy of Medicine, Office of the Mayor,
New York City Council
 Assessment and findings
 City Government’s 59 Initiatives
 Age-friendly NYC Commission

Age-friendly Neighborhoods:
Aging Improvement Districts
 Neighborhood-level model of community
development
 Four in NYC:
 East Harlem (Manhattan)
 Upper West Side (Manhattan)
 Bedford Stuyvesant (Brooklyn)
 Pelham Parkway (Bronx)
 Different models of leadership
 Pilot testing for initiatives to be replicated

Partnerships with City Government
 NYC Department of Transportation
 Safe Streets for Seniors
 CityBench
 NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
 Senior Splash

Safe Streets for Seniors
Before 
 After
Flushing Senior Area; Main Street & Kissena Blvd., Queens, 2008

Housing: Aging In Place Principles
 Building community and a communications network
 Knowing what residents need and can offer
 Age-friendly physical environment

Contact Information
Caitlyn Smith
csmith@nyam.org
(212) 419-3553
www.agefriendlynyc.org

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