the aging imperative: putting people into...

The Aging Imperative:

Putting People into Planning

Deborah Howe, PhD, FAICP Professor and Chair Dept. of Community and Regional Planning Temple University

Personal Changes with Age

• Strength, agility, fine motor control

• Vision

• Hearing, taste, smell and skin sensitivity

• Flexibility, reaction time

• Mental health

• Dementia

US Population Age 65+

1950 12.3 Million

2000 35.0 Million

2010 40.2 Million

2030 72.0 Million

2050 86.7 Million

US Population 85+

1950 577 Thousand

2000 4.2 Million

2010 5.5 Million

2030 10 Million

2050 21 Million

2011 Costs of Care

• Nursing homes

$214-239 daily

$78,110-$87,235 per year

• Assisted living facilities

$3,477 per month

$41,724 per year

• Home care

Health aides--$21 per hour

Homemakers--$19 per hour

Additional Issues

• Impact of economic decline

• Impact of fuel costs

• Lower housing values due to deferred maintenance

• Crossover point in housing market

Housing Alternatives

Access

Visitability

Universal design

Accessory Dwellings

Mixed Use development

Mobility Issues for Seniors

• 15 times more likely to be killed as pedestrians than as drivers

• Pedestrians—1/5 of road users, 1/2 of deaths

• Driving may be only option when walking and transit use become more difficult

• By 2030—1/4 drivers will be age 65+

Aging oriented planning approaches

• Elder friendly communities

• Aging friendly communities

• Communities for all ages

• Aging in place initiatives

• Community certification

• Lifecycle communities

Aging is our Past and Our Future

Aging is our Past and Our Future

By:

ACCION Members – President - Ivonnenanette Machado,

Enrique Velasquez,

Steve Cancian

along with Kenya Covington

Project History and Introduction

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Y A

REA

Compelled to Act

How do we plan a better neighborhood for current neighbors?

7th and Witmer Bus Stop Living Room

Before

After

Clean Up Day

One of our Leaders Mapping potential DASH route in Westlake District

Agree Nuetral Disagree

97%

2% 1%

Planners believe families are important to community growth,

sustainability and diversity

Source: Evelyn Israel and Mildred Warner. Nov/Dec 2008. Planning for Family Friendly Communities. American Planning Association Memorandum.

Expert Facilitator

The Disposition of the Planner Impacts the Outcome

Presenting and negotiating our DASH proposal to DOT staff

Diseño de Potenciales rutas

Diseño final y resultado

Existing 6th St. and Burlington Ave.

Proposed Improvements - 6th St. and Burlington Ave.

Existing Wilshire Blvd. and Park View St.

Proposed Improvements Wilshire Blvd. and Park View St.

5th Street Existing 5th Street Shared Space Concept

6th Street 6th Street East of Alvarado St. East of Alvarado Street Today Road Diet Concept

Note: insert Ryan #1 before Note: insert Ryan #1 after

• Mas seguridad para peatones

• Mejor ambiente para negocios

• Mas y mejor espacio trafico

peatonal

Lo mas importante, mejoras para vecinos que ya vivimos en el area

Source: Evelyn Israel and Mildred Warner. Nov/Dec 2008. Planning for Family Friendly Communities. American Planning Association Memorandum.

Keys to Early Success

1. Initial 250K grant

2. Train the trainer approach

3. Committed, passionate diverse set of community leaders at a wide range of life stages

4. Fred approach planners, versus the Tim approach

Conclusions This concept of family friendly needs to

be broadened. Old definition - Family friendly communities feature parks and open space with design guidelines that encourage interaction.

Family friendly communities feature neighborhood designs that are conducive to a diverse set of life stages; these designs enhance the livability of the neighborhood through the inclusion of parks and open space, high functioning pedestrian spaces, adequate affordable housing options with an ample mix of transportation alternatives and other critical community supports (i.e. schools, workforce development, child care and social organizations).

Family Friendly is not just for middle income neighborhoods

Q & A

ACCION WESTLAKE

(213) 483-1000

318 S ALVARADO ST LOS ANGELES, CA

90057

Planning for Child and Age Friendly

Communities

Mildred E. Warner, Ph.D.

Cornell University

April 16, 2012

American Planning Association

Los Angeles, CA

mew15@cornell.edu

http://economicdevelopmentandchildcare.org

Care Throughout the Life Cycle

2

Care Crisis:

• Structural – not

just personal

• Planners have a

role

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Government Spending by Age in 2004

Federal expenditures

State and local expenditures

Source: Edwards, Ryan . 2010.

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Government Spending by Age in 2004

Federal expenditures

State and local expenditures

Source: Edwards, Ryan . 2010.

Economic Importance of

Families with Children

6

Families

earn and

spend

more than

other age

groups

Economic Importance of

Families with Children

7

Care

services

are an

important

part of the

local

economy

Beyond the Creative Class-

Public Investment to Retain

Families with Children

8

9

What Can Planners Do?

• Transportation that Meets Parents’& Children’s

Needs

• Link Child Care to Economic Development

• Provide Recreational Services

• Safe Routes to Schools, Walkable Streets

• Affordable Housing

• Involve Families in Planning Debates

• Integrate Services for Children and Elders

• Promote Universal Design

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Rising interest across the US

• 2005 AARP survey finds majority of baby

boomers want to age in place

• Need community design features similar to those

needed by children

• Coalitions of Child Care, Business and Economic

Development Leaders see child care as part of

economic development strategy

• 2008 APA survey of Planners’ Role in Creating

Family Friendly Communities

APA Family Friendly Planning

Survey 2008: Attitudes

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64%

78%

90%

97%

97%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Family needs similar to

elderly

Families have higher civic

engagement

Communities more vibrant if

have people of all ages

Families are a valuable

consumer population

Families important to

community sustainability

APA Survey: Challenges

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13

Planning can advance family interests

• Transportation: Still focused on the car. Planners do not consider trip chaining commuting behavior of parents

• Housing: accessory flats, child care

• Child Care: Most planners do not realize that there is an inadequate supply of quality, affordable child care

• Family Participation: Involve families and youth • Family needs should be articulated in comprehensive

plans

» Economic Development and Planning Tools - can be applied to care services

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The Promise of

Multi-Generational Planning

Linking the needs of children, older adults and caregivers

New Approaches to Planning

• Political Coalitions

» Ethnic, income and cultural diversity across generations

» Common Needs, Common Interests

• Physical Design

» Walkable, complete streets, mixed use development

» Multi-generational Housing, universal design, accessory flats

• Integrated Services

» Transportation linked with child and elder care

» Parks and Recreation for all ages, school-community

collaborations

Environmental design can enhance independence for children and

elders

Building Political Coalitions

Across the Generations

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In San Jose and Oakland, California, the community co‐located child care and affordable housing near light rail stations.

Integrate housing, child care and

transportation

Opportunities for Service

Integration

• Joint Use Agreements and Shared Services

across agencies, across ages, and between

cities and schools

• Motivators: improve access, service quality

share costs, economies of scale, underutilized

facilities

• Barriers: Coordination (priorities, staffing,

budgeting –esp. maintenance), risk

management, structure for planning 18

Case: Charlotte NC

Sterling Elementary School & Charlotte Area Transit

• Joint use agreement for transportation planning

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District donated land for parking structure next to CATS South Boulevard Station.

• In exchange, CATS built a playground on top of parking deck for students at Sterling Elementary school

Join Focus Group on Multi-generational

Planning, Today, 1-2:30 pm.

JM Marriott Live, Olympic 3

• Resources:

• Cornell University Issue Brief, The Economic Importance of Families with Children

• URL: http://economicdevelopmentandchildcare/documents/publications/185.pdf

• NPLAN National Policy & Legal Analysis Network

URL: http://www.nplanonline.org/nplan

• Center for Cities & Schools UC Berkeley, Institute for Urban and Regional Development

URL: http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu/joint-use.html

AGE-FRIENDLY PHILADELPHIA

&

GENPHILLY

2012 American Planning Association

National Planning Conference April 16, 2012

Ramona Mullahey

AGE-FRIENDLY PHILADELPHIA

Award-winning

agenda

Initiated by

Philadelphia

Corporation for Aging

Basics of Aging-

friendly city

THE AGE-FRIENDLY CITY

Better Housing

Greater mobility

More access to

good food

More interaction

with neighbors

GENERATION APPRECIATION PHILADELPHIA

GenPhilly promotes age-friendly Philadelphia

Bridges the generation gap

Grassroots movement of emerging professionals in their 20s and 30s

“Since joining the GenPhilly network listserv, I’ve learned how my organization can better communicate with older Philadelphians. It has really been interesting to see how many other younger leaders in fields not traditionally focusing on seniors, are chipping in to create an age-friendly city” –

GenPhilly Network Member

SENIORS STAYING ENGAGED

“Philadelphia is

undergoing a

demographic wave

and our goal is to

keep seniors in the

city and make it a

thriving place for

them” - Lydia

Hernandez, Deputy

Managing Director for

Aging

MAKING LIFE EASIER AND RICHER –

UNIVERSAL PAYOFF

“What is good for

older adults is usually

good for everyone” -

Allen Glicksman, Director

of Research for the

Philadelphia Corporation

for Aging

CONTACT

Kate Clark, M.P.A. kclark@pcaphl.org

Planner, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Chair, GenPhilly, emerging leaders promoting an age-friendly city

Phone: (215) 765-9000 ext. 5072

Fax: (215) 765-9066

642 Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130

www.genphilly.org

www.pcacres.org