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Best Cities for Successful Aging
• A first-of-its-kind, data-driven
index promoting and enabling
successful aging
• Measures and ranks the
performance of 352 U.S.
metropolitan areas
• Looks at an array of 84
indicators
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What is involved in successful aging?
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What is common among top ranking cities supporting
successful aging?
• Economic strength
• Abundance of health services
• Active lifestyle
• Opportunity for intellectual
stimulation
• Easy access to amenities
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Transforming “ideas into action”
IdeaData-driven
evidenceAction
“Successful
aging”
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The Mayor’s Pledge unites city leaders around a commitment
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Mayors across America signed the pledge
Source: Milken Institute.
• New York, NY
• Boston, MA
• Philadelphia, PA
• Chicago, IL
• Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles Mayor
Eric Garcetti signs the pledge.
• Los Angeles, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Denver, CO
• Anchorage, AK
• Honolulu, HI
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352 U.S. metropolitan areas were measured, compared and
ranked for promoting and enabling successful aging
Top Large Metros
• Madison, WI
• Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
• Provo-Orem, UT
• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Jackson, MA
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
• Toledo, OH
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Purpose-driven programs ranging from intergenerational
tutoring to foster grandparenting are up and running
• AARP Experience Corps
• Elders Share the Arts, NYC
• Grandparents Park, Wichita
• Family Friends, Temple University
Intergenerational Center
• Seniors4Kids, Kentucky
• Workforce Academy for Youth,
San Diego County
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Importance of community characteristics for successful aging
in place
Source: AARP.
10
15
18
19
22
27
30
11
17
21
27
26
38
36
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Being near transit (bus or rail)
Being near work
Being near good schools
Easy to walk
Being near church or social organizations
Being near where you want to go
Being near friends and/or family
Extremely important Very important
Percent response of 45+ year-olds surveyed
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Will the sharing economy enable greater mobility for older
adults in cities?
• Tomorrow’s transportation
systems
• Uber
• Lyft
• Lift Hero
• SilverRide
• Google Self-Driving Car
Sources: The Big Think, Google.
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Guiding principles for age-friendly businesses
1. Age-neutral workplace
2. Supportive working environment
3. Age-sensitive culture
4. Life-long learning and participation
5. Financial planning for longer
working lives
6. Supportive care-giving
7. Healthy ageing
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#MIGlobal Sources: Global Coalition on Aging, Intel.