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April 20, 2022

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Explore the Updated AARP Livability Index

Use AARP’s unique online tool to find the livability score for any address, zip code, town, city, county or state. Compare the livability scores of multiple locations, calculate a score based on desired community features and find information about parks, walkability, housing options and more.

See What’s Being Said

Watch “AARP Livability Index Week” conversations with AARP experts, industry professionals and others about housing solutions, transportation options and community engagement.

Livability News & Notes

Adaptive Reuse — Every community has its share of unused or underutilized buildings, such as empty warehouses, shuttered schools, vacant grocery or big box stores, and struggling strip malls. Municipalities are looking at such eyesores through an adaptive reuse lens and transforming them into state-of-the-art facilities at a fraction of the cost of building anew. Source: American City & County ►

A Good Use — To ensure that “legacy” residents are not priced out of their community, an Atlanta nonprofit acquired an abandoned apartment complex and rehabilitated the buildings into modern, affordable apartments. Applicants were prioritized, in part, based on the number of years they’ve lived in the area. Source: PD&R Edge ►

Creative Dual-Use — See how recycled cartons can transform concrete traffic barriers (officially “Jersey Barriers”) into streetscape seating. Source: Fast Company ►

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