AARP Livable Communities Great Places for All Ages

Newport City — Vermont’s First Designated Age-Friendly Community

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“Affordable and appropriate housing, supportive

community services, and adequate mobility options, which facilitate personal independence and the engagement of residents in civic and social life.”

AARP Livable Communities Definition

Multiple benefits • Cultural • Economic • Environmental • Fiscal • Health • Social Multiple beneficiaries • People • Business • Community

Reasons for making communities more Livable and Age-Friendly

Mobility is Key to Livability

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We have entered a time of profound and permanent change to the demographic composition of the United States

By 2030 the U.S. will have twice as many people over the age of 65 as we have today

Every day, 10,000 boomers turn 65

Vermont’s Median Age: 40.7 yrs • National 36.4 yrs

2030 Median Age = 43.9 • under 18 = 19.5% • 65+ = 24.4%

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR), Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2008, Vol. 59, No. 2, December 9, 2010.

Expectation of Life at Birth

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Survey after survey finds that today’s older adults want to remain in their homes

But most houses haven’t been designed to adapt. In fact, American homes have traditionally been designed and built for able-bodied 35 year olds

78% of adults ages 45+ agree

or strongly agree with the statement: “What I’d

really like to do is stay in my current residence for

as long as possible.”

Source: AARP Home and Community Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

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Survey after survey finds that today’s older adults want to stay in their

community

For the past 50 years, communities have developed around cars and other motor vehicles as our principal form of transportation

80% of adults ages 45+ agree

or strongly agree with the statement: “What I’d

really like to do is stay in my current community for

as long as possible.”

Source: AARP Home and Community Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

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Boomers and Millennials: Changing Preferences

Source: National Association of Realtors Community Preference Survey, 2011

Multigenerational Households Multigenerational Households as a Percentage of All Households

in the United States, 2000-2010

4.8 4.8 4.9 5 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3

5.6 6.1

0

5

10

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Source: AARP Public Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey Data

Percentage of All Households in the

United States

Where do we want to live?

What do we want in our neighborhoods?

How people get around?

AARP Programs Age Friendly Communities

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia

TEXAS Austin

Brownsville Dallas

Fort Worth Houston

San Antonio

VERMONT Newport (City)

What about your

community? To see the entire list, visit

www.aarp.org/livable

Here is a sample of some of the communities:

ALABAMA

Birmingham

ARKANSAS Fayetteville

COLORADO

Denver

MAINE Portland

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston

MICHIGAN Auburn Hills

Highland Park

MISSOURI St. Louis County

NEW JERSEY

Princeton

NEW MEXICO Carlsbad

NEW YORK Brookhaven

Chemung County Great Neck Plaza

New York City

OREGON Portland

Membership as of October 2014

The Member List: AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

The Built Environment

The Social Environment

Network of Age-Friendly Communities The

The availability and quality of these community features impact the well-being of older adults

Age Friendly Communities create economic value places

New or old, well designed places attract people and generate economic activity.

• Compact development promotes efficient land use and reduces the cost of infrastructure investment .

• A variety of housing choices in a walkable neighborhood, including affordable housing, generates economic activity for local businesses.

• Walkability has market value. Home buyers are willing to pay premium to live here instead of single-use residential in the same market.

• Property values are positively impacted when neighborhood schools and parks are close by.

• No matter the transportation mode, Livable Communities provide benefits to individuals from reduced transportation to health costs.

Mixed-use property in Livable Communities generates higher tax revenue per acre

than single-use property

Livable Communities offer a natural setting for older Americans to continue to be productive in the workforce while take advantage of shopping,

entertainment and active living

Getting Newport Age Friendly

Turn over the rocks to collect the dots…

First in Vermont to adopt form-based code

Complete Streets •Great placemaking!

•Safe streets-for all

•Living streets

•Pro-walk, pro-bike & pro stay

•Bike parking

•Better pedestrian experience

•New businesses

•Shorter pedestrian crossing

•Decreased vehicular speed

•Back-in angled parking

•Increased on street parking

•COMPREHENSIVE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY

EXISTING

PROPOSED

Connect the dots …

Community Matters

Nourishing Relationships into Partnerships

http://video.vpt.org/video/2365167090/

Assets–based Approach Community Development Integrated

into Economic Development

Age Friendly Newport

Survey Highlights

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Newport residents age 45+ say to make their towns a place where people can successfully age improvements are needed in: Job opportunities: flexible job opportunities, job training, jobs to suit

people with disabilities.

Town information: community information that is delivered in-person, clearly displayed printed information, access to information in a single source, and an automated information source.

Transportation: ability to easily connect with public transportation outside of Orleans County

Outdoor spaces and public buildings: neighborhood watch programs and well-maintained public restrooms that are accessible to all residents.

Newport residents age 45+ are long-time residents of this area and are likely to remain in the area as they get older.

Likelihood of Moving to a Different Home in Orleans County

in Retirement Years* (n=328)

Likelihood of Moving to a Different Home outside of Orleans County

in Retirement Years* (n=328)

*Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

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Extremely likely 7%

Very likely 8%

Somewhat likely 10%

Not very likely 30%

Not at all likely 36%

Not sure/no answer

11%

Extremely likely 4%

Very likely 4%

Somewhat likely 9%

Not very likely 25%

Not at all likely 44%

Not sure/no answer

15%

*Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

Thank you!

Kelly Stoddard Poor, Associate State Director, AARP Vermont 802.951.1313; kstoddardpoor@aarp.org

Patricia Sears, Volunteer State President, AARP Vermont psears@aarp.org