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NEW AND NOTABLE
Slideshow: Housing a Changing America
The popular vision of the American household is inaccurate and outdated. Unprecedented shifts in demographics and lifestyle have redefined who we are — and how we live
FREE PUBLICATIONS
Take a Road Trip
Order or download the complete AARP Roadmap to Livability collection or choose from booklets about housing, transportation, community engagement, economic development and more
THE AARP LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
About Us
Learn what a livable community is, and how and why AARP is working with local leaders nationwide to make more places more livable for people of all ages
TOOLS KITS AND GUIDES
AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit (and Leader Guide)
Use this survey kit to observe and document the safety and safety risks of the streets in your community.
LIVABLE LESSONS
How to Volunteer for a Tax Break
Medford, Massachusetts, lets its older residents lower their property taxes in exchange for helping out at City Hall
INTERVIEWS
Q&A with Mayors Melvin Carter and Jacob Frey
The Twin Cities’ leaders (pictured with Snoop Dog) on making their communities livable for people of all ages
SLIDESHOWS
Main Street Gets a Makeover
See before and after photos of how a weekend demonstration project made Bethel, Vermont, pop!
ABOUT LIVABILITY
In a Livable Community ...
Download our poster about the features of a livable community (available in five languages)
GETTING AROUND
HOUSING
Take a Tour of a 'Lifelong' Home
An Oregon couple custom creates an age-friendly house. Plus: A real estate program worth replicating
PLACES AND SPACES
Pop Goes a Plaza
Learn how a demonstration project in a New Jersey downtown transformed a sorry space into a destination. (Then follow the links to see other projects.)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Helping Retailers be Age-Friendly
From AARP Hawaii, advice for how businesses can better serve older adults
LIVABLE POLICY
Livability Index
This interactive, online tool scores communities across the U.S. for the features, services and amenities that make for great places to live