AARP

June 24, 2020

AARP

Livable Communities Newsletter

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Publications & Resources

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Livable Communities Don't Just Happen

Jordan S. Yin, the author of Urban Planning for Dummies and an advocate for community involvement in planning, was our guest instructor for an invitation-only webinar series about how communities can create and use plans to guide local change and development.

WATCH THE WEBINARS

'Rules' of Community Engagement

Founded by livability expert Gil Penalosa, 8 80 Cities uses simple but creative strategies to engage local leaders and community members in transportation and public space projects. Staff from 8 80 Cities and AARP Kansas share advice and approaches for connecting with key stakeholders and creating opportunities for long-term collaboration.

WATCH THEIR PRESENTATION

Livability News & Notes

Parks in a Time of Protest and Pandemic — During weeks of coronavirus lockdowns followed by mass protests against police violence and racial inequality, one theme runs through the twinned crises: the power and value of public spaces. Source: CityLab ►

Socially Just Spaces — Who is using public spaces? Who isn’t using them? What kinds of interventions (programming, operations, design, regulations, security), if any, impact who does and does not use a space? The Just Spaces Tool seeks answers to those questions. Source: Just Spaces Project ►

The Curb-Cut Effect — In this influential 2017 article, author and PolicyLink founder Angela Glover Blackwell explains how laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review ►

TAKE THE CYCLING SURVEY

The experiences and preferences of older bicycle-riders can inform local leaders about the cycling infrastructure and services that are needed for people of all ages. Answer the 50+ Cycling Survey.

The next issue of the AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter will be published on July 8.
Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July.