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THE AGING-FRIENDLYAGENDASPONSORED BY THE APA PRIVATEPRACTICE DIVISION
Private Practice Division
http://www.planning.org/divisions/privatepractice/index.htmpractice/index.htm
□ Moderator: Ramona Mullahey, Past ChairPrivate Practice Division
AGING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Aging of baby boomers & the agingtsunami
Divisions Council Initiative
http://www.planning.org/leadership/http://www.planning.org/leadership/
divisions/initiatives/aging/index.htm
Goal: Planners should guide thefundamental transformation to createcommunities that are livable for all
RESOURCES
Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of WellBeing • Updated 1/14/11 • Federal Interagency
Forum on Aging-Related Statistics [includes reports,federal partners, websites] www.agingstats.gov
Aging in Place: A State Survey of LivabilityPolicies and Practices • December 2011• A
Research Report by the National Conference of StateLegislatures and the AARP Public Policy Institute
RESOURCES
Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide •2007 • World Health Organization (WHO)
Checklist of Essential Features of Age- Checklist of Essential Features of Age-friendly Cities • WHO self assessment tool
http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Age_friendly_cities_checklist.pdf
TODAY’S SPEAKERS
Kathy Sykes, Senior AdviserU.S. EPA Aging and Sustainability Office ofResearch and Development
Kate Clark, Planner Kate Clark, PlannerPhiladelphia Corporation for Aging
Dr. Allen Glicksman, PhD, Director ofResearch and EvaluationPhiladelphia Corporation for Aging
TO CONTACT TODAY’S SPEAKERS Kathy Sykes, Senior Adviser
U.S. EPA Aging and [email protected]: (202) 564-3651
Kate Clark, PlannerPhiladelphia Corporation for AgingPhiladelphia Corporation for [email protected]: (215)765.9000 x 5072
Dr. Allen Glicksman, PhD, Director of Research andEvaluation, Philadelphia Corporation for [email protected]: (215)765-9000 x 5063
Sustainable Communities: Good for
the Environment and Our Health
Kathy Sykes
Senior Advisor for Aging and Sustainability
U.S. EPA/Office of Research & Development Webinar: March 16, 2012
Federal Tools and Initiatives for
American Planning Association members
Outline
Demographics of Aging
Growth and Sprawl
Smart Growth
Features of Age-Friendly Communities
EPA Model
Taking Action
The content of this presentation does not necessarily
reflect EPA policy
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Source of charts: U.S. Census Bureau, “65+ in the United States: 2005,” December 2005.
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Source: Data and extrapolations from National Resources Inventory 2001; U.S. Census Bureau 2000.
Some American communities have been
growing in size but not in population
U.S. Census 1950
1,389,582 pop.
U.S. Census 2002
1,393,978 pop.
Source: Cuyahoga Co Land Use Maps – Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Planning Commission
Air quality: CO2 emissions from personal vehicles rose by
23%
emissions from trucks have risen by 80%*
Buildings & transportation together represent
about 2/3 of U.S. GHG emissions**
Water quality: Over 70% of urban water bodies are impaired
Dispersed development affects more area and
produces almost 50% more stormwater runoff
than compact development;
Loss of habitat and critical areas Habitat destruction is the main factor
threatening 80% or more of the species listed
under the Endangered Species Act.
Environmental impacts:
*FHWA Highway Statistics Series
**US EPA 2009 Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
Smart Growth is…..
development that is good for the economy,
the community, public health, and the
environment.
Photo Credit: Andres DuanyPhoto Credit: Andres DuanyPhoto Credit: Dan BurdenPhoto Credit: Dan Burden
Herucles, CA
Traffic Calming & Landscaping
Naples Park, FL
Honolulu, HI
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Growing Smarter, Living Healthier
www.epa.gov/aging/bhc/guide/index.html
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Building Healthy
Communities for Active
Aging
65 Supporting Agencies and Orgs. • 1000 Friends of Florida
• AARP • Active for Life • Administration on Aging • Alliance for Aging Research • Alliance for Healthy Homes • America Walks • American Medical Association • Assoc. of Pedestrians & Bike Professionals
• American Planning Association • American Public Health Association • American Society on Aging • Association of Jewish Services • Atlanta Regional Commission • B’nai B’rith International • Catholic Health Association of the US • Center for Civic Partnerships • Cleveland Foundation • Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups • Concrete Change • Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists • Easter Seals Project ACTION • Elder Care Advocacy of Florida • Encore Leadership Corps • Enterprise • Generations United • Gerontological Society of America • Grantmakers in Aging • Gray is Green • Gray Panthers • Greater Boston PSR • Healthy Aging Research Network
• Institute for Geriatric Social Work • International City/County Management Association • International Council on Active Aging • Local Government Commission • Maine Community Foundation • Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. • Mobility Education • National Asian Pacific Center on Aging • National Assoc of Regional Councils • National Association of Area Agencies on Aging • National Blueprint Initiative • National Caucus and Center on Black Aged • National Center on Senior Transportation • National Complete Streets Coalition • National Council on Aging • National Indian Council on Aging • National Recreation and Park Association • National Senior Citizen's Law Center • New York Academy of Medicine • Older Women’s League • Partners for Livable Communities • Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety • Philadelphia Corporation for the Aging • Portland State University Institute on Aging • Project for Public Spaces • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy • Science and Environmental Health Network • Senior Citizen Services Inc. • Society for Human Ecology • U. Maine Center on Aging • Walkable and Livable Communities • Weinberg Foundation • WellMed Charitable Foundation
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Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
21 Awards (2007-2011)
Kirkland
Portland
San
Mateo
County
Casper
Brazos Valley COG
& City of Temple
Iowa City
Carver Co.
Rogers
Satellite Beach
ARC &
Lifelong Mableton
Scarborough
Town of Cary
City of Charlotte
Fairfax Co &
Martinsville/Henry Co
Gaithersburg, MD
PCA, Pa
Key: Green: Achievement Award
Yellow: Commitment Award
Blue: (Received both)
Queen Anne’s Co
2011 Winners:
ARC’s Lifelong Mableton
City of Temple
Background of Winners
Regional
County
City or Town
Aging
Health
Housing
Local gov’t
Parks & Recreation
Planning
Transportation
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Staying Active, Connected, and
Engaged
Does your neighborhood have sidewalks?
Can you reach parks by walking?
Is public transportation near you?
Age-friendly places have gathering places.
Northgate neighborhood of Seattle has a new
141 unit senior residence that will be
connected by pathways to retail shops and
the transit center.
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Development and Housing
Photo by Carlton Ely: Wichita, KS
Healthy neighborhoods offer plenty of
housing choices, accessory dwelling
units (ADUs), co-housing
Smart Growth can redevelop
underused properties
Eyes on the Street can make
communities safer
Santa Cruz, CA has an award winning
ADU program to increase housing
choices– convert garages or build new
structures
60%
Of new houses built in 2000, 60% will have a resident
with a long-term, severe mobility impairment at some
point during the lifetime of the house itself.*
* It is not possible to predict in which houses
disability will occur
Source: Journal of the American Planning Association, Summer, 2008
© Concrete Change 2012
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Typical statement from community
planning policies and documents
“Construct a variety of housing types
appropriate for the disabled and elderly
population”
Concept that needs to be added for
viable housing plans:
“Construct a variety of housing types
appropriate for the disabled and elderly
population and build virtually all
other new houses with basic
access.”
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Visitability:
Basic Access in Every New House
1. At least one zero-step entrance
approached by an accessible route on a
firm surface.
2. Wide passage doors.
3. At least a half bath/powder room
on main floor.
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Not Just for Wheelchair Users
“It’s about safety at home for all people with long-term or
temporary disabilities…visiting in the homes of
others: being at the party...”
Source: Concrete Change
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Transportation and Mobility
Photo: Charlotte Department of
Transportation
We expect to drive for as long as
we are able.
BHCAA award winning
communities
Kirkland, WA has made moving
around more safely.
Charlotte, NC is making
infrastructure improvements to
accommodate all modes of
transportation. Implemented
Complete Streets
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Staying Healthy
Does your neighborhood have healthy
local foods?
Are there community gardens near you?
Make a gathering place.
Community gardens give elders the
opportunity to grow their own food,
exercise, share their own knowledge,
and express creativity.
Nationalities Senior Center, Philadelphia.
Creative Expression Opportunity
Unpaving our way
to the future:
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Photo Credit: Andres DuanyPhoto Credit: Andres Duany
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Resources
HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities:
epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html
US EPA Aging Initiative: epa.gov/aging
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging:
epa.gov/aging/bhc/awards/
Complete Streets: completestreets.org
AARP Public Policy Institute: aarp.ppi.org
Project for Public Spaces: pps.org
Concrete Change: concretechange.org
Walkscore: walkscore.com
EnCorps: encoreleaders.org/ 27
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Aging Initiative Resources & Monthly
List Serve
Kathy Sykes, Senior Advisor for Aging and Sustainability
[email protected] (202) 564-3651
Special thank you to Eleanor Smith
Founder and Executive Director of Concrete Change
For her leadership on visitability.
Presentation Overview
Aging as a Planning Issue
Age-friendly Models; The EPA Framework
Philadelphia’s Initiative
Moving Forward
Aging as a Planning Issue
Traditional Approach: interventions that focus on the individual rather than the wider community in which that individual resides
Age-friendly Efforts: focus on improving both the physical and social environments that surround elders in order to facilitate independence and neighborhood cohesion
Who are the older adults in Philly?
Philadelphia has the highest proportion of seniors out of the 10 largest cities in the USA
Diversity of the Aging Population
1) Think about the best ways to serve these groups
2)Create more hospitable physical and social environments
Area Agency on Aging – Older American’s Act 1973
Not-for profit (750 employees)
Funded by Federal and State funds (Lottery!)
Funds the aging network (180+ organizations)
Different Departments (Case Management, Housing, Planning etc.)
Different Frameworks for Age-friendly Cities
UC Berkeley study: 300 age-friendly efforts in the USA United States Environmental Protection Agency
AARP The Visiting Nurses Service of New York
The World Health Organization
Age-friendly Philadelphia www.pcaAgefriendly.org
Based on the EPA framework
Builds on PCA’s work to help seniors to remain in
the community Focuses on physical and social environment Parks, housing, and sidewalks can influence independence and healthy living
Key Features of Our Effort
Joint Policy/Planning/Research Approach
Catalyzing projects with organization outside of aging
What is good for seniors is good for people of all ages
Emerging Leaders
Educating the Next Generation of Leaders:
Network of 300+ emerging leaders (20s and
30s) from many disciplines
Collaborating on Age-friendly projects Serving as a peer-led professional support
network
www.genphilly.org
250+ Members: Examples AARP Alzheimer’s Association Junior
Committee Azavea Benefits Data Trust Center in the Park ** City of Philadelphia, Office of Civic
Engagement City of Philadelphia, Managing
Director’s Office Creative Arts and Aging Network ** Enterprise Center CDC Fairmount Park Conservancy The Food Trust JEVS Supports for Independence Klein JCC ** Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia ** West Oak Lane NORC **
Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Nationalities Senior Center New World Association of Immigrants and
Refugees from Eastern Europe Next Great City // Penn Future Temple University Geography Dept. Philadelphia Corporation for Aging ** Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal Philadelphia Senior Center Jibe Design / Architecture Firm Salvation Army ** SeniorLAW Center Supportive Older Women’s Network (SOWN) SEPTA (Transportation Authority) William Way LGBT Community Center United Way**
** Leadership Committee Members
Event themes that are appealing to emerging leaders
Seniors on the Move: Innovation around Transportation
Community Gardening: Germinating Partnerships
Envt & Urban Planning: Aging, the Environment and Sustainability
Happy Hours
EPA Aging Initiative Principles
1. Social Connectivity
2. Eating Healthy
3. Accessible Housing
4. Mobility
“Active Aging” and “Smart Growth”
Active Aging is being involved in maintaining
ones own health and well-being. Smart growth is based on a set of principles
that guide urban planners and designers
Catalyzing the Effort: New Partners & Projects Four Projects Reflecting the EPA Model
Social Capital: Age-friendly Parks Eating Healthy: Community Gardens Accessible Housing: The Zoning Code Mobility: Public Transportation
EPA #1 - Social Connectivity: Age-friendly Parks
-practice/policy- 72% of older Philadelphians reported not attending a
public recreation facility in 2010
The Age-friendly Parks Checklist & focus groups Signature Age-friendly Parks & Programming
Age-friendly Parks -research-
Age-friendly Parks -research-
Focus Groups Sites
What did seniors want most?
Lessons Learned
EPA # 2 - Eating Healthy: Community Gardens -practice/policy-
65% of older Philadelphians report being obese or over weight
Germinating Partnerships Tool Kit Seniors&Gardens Listserv EPA Fact Sheet
LINK: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/urbanag/pdf/elder_accessible_gardening.pdf
Eating Healthy: Community Gardens -research-
Eating Healthy: Community Gardens -research-
SAGE: Seniors and Garden Evaluation:
Benefits of Gardening for Older Adults, September 2011
Key Themes of SAGE Mental/Emotional: “We have some tomatoes planted back there you just have to
come out in the afternoon and water them let your mind float.” End Product: “The good thing you get out of it once you have grown it, tended to it
you can enjoy eating it.” Health: “You could be sick or something or feel bad but when you come down
start working in that garden it goes away.” Continuing Tradition Responsibility Beauty Social Connections Learning Something New Helping Others All quotes are from Wang, D. (2011) SAGE: Seniors and gardening evaluation. Program evaluation report prepared
for the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Philadelphia PA (Unpublished paper).
EPA #3 - Accessible Housing -research-
68% of senior homeowners wish to
remain in their current homes for 10+ yrs
208,429 Philadelphians age 60+ are
homeowners • 23% report using a cane • 22% report using a railing • 38% report that it is difficult to
cover housing costs
Accessible Housing -research-
Accessible Housing -practice/policy-
New Zoning Code: Accessory Dwelling Units and
Visitability
EPA #4 - Mobility: Public Transportation -research-
50% of the city’s low
income elderly do not live in a home
with an automobile
Mobility: Public Transportation
-research- Hypothesis: • Poverty rather than distance to hospital is the
major predictor of cancelling MD appointment We selected four items:
• Location of Hospitals (GIS) • Cancelled physician appointment because of lack of
transportation (PHMC) • Self-rated health (PHMC) • Income (PHMC)
Mobility: Public Transportation -practice/policy-
Promoting Existing Programs and Services to
Increase Options
Moving Forward: New Projects Pop-up Intergenerational “playgrounds” Senior Snow Corps
Walkability: Can we calm traffic around senior centers? Safe Routes to Schools
Improving Methodological Tools to Support AfP Using GIS and Health Statistics
Community Needs Assessments
WISH NIH Grant
Contact Us….
Allen Glicksman PhD [email protected] Kate Clark MPA [email protected] www.pcaAgefriendly.org www.genphilly.org
