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November 10, 2021

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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How to Create a Grandparents Park

In need of a place for children and adults to spend more time together outdoors, a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, built a playground for people of all ages. This 2014 article provides a simple but inspiring example of how a relatively small undertaking can make a community more livable.

Livability projects, ideas and solutions come in
many forms. Our archive of articles and case
studies features age-friendly, intergenerational
and international examples.

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Livability News & Notes

Park Benches Are Vanishing — "Hostile architecture" — an urban design strategy intended to discourage "antisocial" behavior — is proliferating all over the world. Source: The New York Times ►

Barracks to Bedrooms — Abandoned barracks on a deactivated naval base have been converted into 148 units of affordable housing. Source: PD&R Edge ►

The Geography of Social Isolation — A new interactive mapping tool lets users visualize measures of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. The hope is that communities will use the tool to focus resources on the residents who need them most. Source: AARP Foundation ►

CALLING ALL CYCLISTS!

The fourth annual 50+ Cycling Survey is open! Input from all regular or occasional cyclists age 50 or older is welcome. Respondents from past years are encouraged to retake the survey.
Source: Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility ►

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