How to Use AARP.org/Livable

Created for community "influencers" — elected officials, planners, municipal staff, placemaking pros, local leaders, policy makers, citizen activists and residents — the AARP Livable Communities website contains a mix of best practices, research, ideas, slideshows, interviews, how-to's, publications and information about age-friendly efforts throughout the nation. 

Stay Informed!

As the website of the AARP Livable Communities initiative, AARP.org/Livable contains informative, easy-to-understand content and resources for community leaders and involved residents.

To be among the first to know when new materials are posted, subscribe to the free, weekly, award-winning AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter.

No matter your background or level of experience, we have free, award-winning materials about livability topics and AARP’s state- and locally-driven livability and age-friendly work. 

Use this guide as a roadmap to help you navigate through the rich content on our website and other resources at your disposal through AARP.

VISIT US ONLINE

• Bookmark AARP.org/Livable

• Sign-up for the free, weekly AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter

• Look up your community’s livability score at Livability Index

• Follow us on X: @AARPLivable

• Like us on Facebook: @AARPLivableCommunities

• Explore the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

• Use the AARP Livable Communities Map

• Learn about the AARP Community Challenge

READ OUR FREE PUBLICATIONS

• Order or download our free publications from the Livable Library

TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO

• Livability topics found in the Livability Library

SEE WHAT LIVABILITY LOOKS LIKE 

• Find answers to the question “What is a Livable Community?”

• See the results of projects funded by the AARP Community Challenge

• Watch the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities training videos

• Take some Livable Lessons (the “Local Planning” series is our version of "Livability 101")

• Listen to presenters and panelists from our Workshops and Conferences (we suggest starting with Gil Penalosa, Keith Benjamin and John Robert Smith)

^{Need to reach us? Send an email to Livable@AARP.org.}