AARP Livable Communities
How Communities Can Be Kind to 'Kupuna'
A public awareness campaign in Hawaii help shops, restaurants, health care providers and many other public-facing businesses and offices better serve older adults. Learn How »
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AARP Livable Communities National Conference
Join us in Charlotte, North Carolina, for our 6th annual livable conference: November 12-14, 2018. Registration is open!
Quiz: 10 Questions From 'Boomer.ology'
From the 2018 edition of Where We Live: Test your knowledge about age-friendliness, boomers, livable communities and more
About the AARP Livable Communities Initiative
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
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The AARP HomeFit Guide
Learn how to make a home safe, comfortable and a great fit (in English and Spanish)
AARP Livability Fact Sheets
11 ways to create safe, walkable, livable communities for people of every age (in English and Spanish)
AARP Roadmap to Livability Collection
Books 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are ready in our collection of workbooks full of strategies and solutions that make a community great for people of all ages
In a Livable Community
Download our poster about the features of a livable community (available in five languages)
Resources for Local Leaders See more
AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities
More than 250 member municipalities. Learn which ones are on the list and how your community can join
AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit and Leader Guide
Two free, downloadable workbooks for how to do a community walk audit and/or lead a streets and sidewalks safety workshop and event
Imagining Livability Design Collection
A visual portfolio of placemaking tools and urban, suburban and rural before-and-after transformations
5 Questions for ... Interview Series
AARP talks to policy makers, planners, politicians, experts and others involved in making communities livable for people of all ages
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