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Creating Environments
for Successful Aging
Jana Lynott, AICP
Strategic Policy Advisor
Transportation/Livable Communities
AARP Public Policy Institute
Every 11 Seconds a Boomer Turns 60
Source: Getting Current: Recent Demographic Trends in Metropolitan America,
Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, 2009.
The Age Wave is Coming
and it will hit harder in Hawaii
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2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
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85+ 75-84
65-74 50-64
Projected Growth in the Older Population in Hawaii as a Percentage
of 2000 Census, by Age Group, 2000-2030
Houser, Fox-Grage, Gibson (2009). Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-Term
and Independent Living. Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute.
Longevity Paradox
“Having invested so much to get
people to live longer, we’ve barely
given any thought to how we can
help them to live better.”
~Joe Coughlin, MIT AgeLab
Our Communities are Unprepared
• 54% of American communities do not have the policies,
programs or services in place to promote quality of life,
community engagement, and independent living of older
adults (N4A survey of 10K local governments, 2006).
• 2/3 of transportation planners and engineers have not yet
begun considering the needs of older users in their multi-
modal planning (AARP Public Policy Institute/ITE online
survey of more than 1K planners and engineers, 2008).
Safety on America’s streets is
a major concern for older
adults
• 40% say they do not have adequate
sidewalks in their neighborhoods
• 47% say they cannot cross their main
roads safely
International Communications Research Poll for
AARP, 1,000 adults, July 2008
6
Hawaii’s Roads are Particularly
Hazardous to Older Pedestrians (65+)
Source: NHTSA, FARS Encyclopedia, 2005
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Total
Population
Motor
Vehicle
Fatalities
Pedestrian
Fatalities
Hawaii
US
Are falls a
planning
problem?
• Fall-related deaths and
hospitalizations are more
than double those for motor
vehicles injuries for the 65+
• Falls cost Hawaii
$10,600/fall in direct medical
and long-term care costs.
• Falls account for 68% of
hospitalizations for 65+ pop
• Almost half occur away
outside the home
Mobility:
Americans 50+ are able to sustain mobility as they age
Housing:Americans 50+ have appropriate and affordable housing options
Livable Communities
Photo by Jana Lynott
Photo by Jana Lynott
Livable Communities—
Principles & Solutions
• Choice
• Affordability
• Accessibility
Increasing Home Access:
Designing for Visitability
Authors:
Jordana L. Maisel & Edward SteinfeldCenter for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on
Universal Design at Buffalo
School of Architecture and Planning
University at Buffalo
&
Eleanor SmithConcrete Change
College Park/ LeMoyne Gardens
Photo courtesy of Torti Gallas and Associates
Visitability Features
One zero step entrance, located at the front, back, or side of the
house, on an accessible path of travel
32 inch clear opening at doorways and accessible circulation
throughout the floor plan
Basic access to at least one bath or half bath on the ground floor
Step-less entrance Bathroom access
Accessible circulation
February 9-17th, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
Key Findings
• Lifelong Communities must embrace tenets of Urbanism—connected network of streets and sidewalks, services located near housing, housing and transportation choices.
• Current accessibility regulations (ADA & Fair Housing Act) do not meet needs
• Need new rules based on performance rather than compliance
Social Interaction
Land Use
Policy• Coordination of
housing, transportation & service decisions
• Mixed-use within easy walking distance of shopping, recreation, public transportation & services
• TOD
Photo credit: City of Boulder Planning Dept.
• Outliving our driving years− At age 70 – men outlive by 7 years and women
outlive by 10 years
• Stranded without options− 6.8 million non-drivers 65+
− 54% stay home
AARP’s Mobility Agenda:
Access to Transportation
Some Statistics:
• Fixed-route public transportation– Travel training
− Travel experience
• Specialized Services− Paratransit
− Non-emergency medical transportation
− ―Senior Ride‖
− Volunteer transportation services
− Rideshare programs
− Taxi service
− Rural Transportation
AARP’s Mobility Agenda:
Access to Transportation
Family of Travel Choices
Transit Solutions
• ―Complete Streets‖ = Roads safe for all
users
– Pedestrians/motorists/bicyclists/transit riders
• Road design features to promote safety
− Intersections – lanes and signals
− Pavement markings
− Signage and font size
− Lighting
AARP’s Mobility Agenda:
The Travel Environment
Farmers Markets and
Community Gardens—
A working and social space
Discussion Questions
1. Is your home designed with basic ―visitable‖ access features (zero step entrance, wide doorways, restroom on main floor)?
2. What changes are needed to our zoning ordinance and housing code to allow visitable homes to be built?
3. How prepared is our community for an aging population?
4. What other challenges can we address at the local government level to improve our livability for all ages?