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May Is a Milestone Birthday for Bicycling

In honor of National Bike Month's 65th anniversary,
we encourage readers to visit our bicycling archive. Check out "This Garden Grows Safe Cyclists" to learn about "practice parks" for new bike riders, the free Smart Cycling Quick Guide for street-level safety tips and, for a smile — from life before COVID-19 — "Take a Kid-at-Heart on a Bicycle Ride" (pictured).

Age-Friendly Efforts and the COVID Vaccine

Learn how local leaders and volunteers affiliated
with the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities helped older adults get vaccinated. Among the aids is the Coronavirus Visual Tool (pictured), a downloadable, customizable information and communications card offered by the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

LEARN FROM GOOD IDEAS

Tell Us What You Think! If you haven't yet answered the AARP Livable Communities Subscriber Survey, please take a few minutes to do so now.

Livability News & Notes

'Bike Month' Dates and Events — Among the activities: There’s Bike to Work Day (May 21), Bike to Work Week (May 17-23) and Bike to School Day, which is happening today!
Source: The League of American Bicyclists ►

A Free Read About Being Resilient — The Resilient Nation Partnership Network is working to inform, educate and motivate communities to protect themselves from loss of life, property and prosperity as a result of natural hazards. Its new, free guide Building Alliances for Equitable Resilience is available for download.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency ►

Submit a Comment — The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Highways defines the standards used by roadway managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices (aka: stop signs, traffic lights, speed limits, bike lanes, and lots more) on all public streets. The manual was last updated in 2009. The public comment period on proposed amendments closes on May 14. Source: Federal Register ►

NEW RESOURCE FOR REALTORS

Linking for Greater Livability — As part of a collaboration to better assist and engage older adults and homebuyers of all ages, the National Association of Realtors is making use of data from the AARP Livability Index. Learn How!