by James Fuccione | Dec 4, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The term “placemaking” refers to the work of improving a particular public space or overall area to make it more of a destination and shared gathering place. The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit was created by AARP and Team Better Block to inform a broad audience of local...
by James Fuccione | Nov 14, 2019 | News and Updates
Bicycle lanes and parklets are fun, easy and popular pop-up projects. There are many ways to create a demonstration bike lane. Parklets — which are essentially parking spots for people rather than cars — can be created with little more than paint, plywood and some...
by James Fuccione | Oct 31, 2019 | Data and Reports, Programs
For any Age- and Dementia Friendly Community advocating for intergenerational shared spaces and programming, a new report called “All In Together: Creating Spaces Where Young and Old Thrive” by Generations United and The Eisner Foundation provides some useful tools...
by James Fuccione | Oct 30, 2019 | News and Updates
Over time, AARP’s Livable Communities team have released videos on various issues and projects in communities across the country. Now, AARP has put all of those videos in one archive so stakeholders and community leaders can see everything from the basics...
by James Fuccione | Oct 23, 2019 | Data and Reports
According the the Milken Institute, the urban landscape already holds resources—human, organizational, and technological—that can transform aging lives. From intergenerational mixed-use neighborhoods to smart city technologies and integrated housing and healthcare...
