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The Aging Imperative: Putting People into Planning Deborah Howe, PhD, FAICP Professor and Chair Dept. of Community and Regional Planning Temple University
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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
ST
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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
http://economicdevelopmentandchildcare.org
Care Throughout the Life Cycle
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Care Crisis:
• Structural – not
just personal
• Planners have a
role
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Government Spending by Age in 2004
Federal expenditures
State and local expenditures
Source: Edwards, Ryan . 2010.
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$10
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Government Spending by Age in 2004
Federal expenditures
State and local expenditures
Source: Edwards, Ryan . 2010.
Economic Importance of
Families with Children
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Families
earn and
spend
more than
other age
groups
Economic Importance of
Families with Children
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Care
services
are an
important
part of the
local
economy
Beyond the Creative Class-
Public Investment to Retain
Families with Children
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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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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
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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. [email protected]
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
