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Livable Communities: Slideshows

See what makes a community livable for people of all ages

FEATURED SLIDESHOW

Missing Middle Housing Slideshow

For decades, residential development has focused on apartment buildings or detached single-family homes.

Missing Middle Housing Streetscape

Illustration courtesy Opticos Design

THE BASICS

The 8 Domains of Livability

The availability and quality of these community features impact the well-being of older adults

Livable Communities: A Show and Tell

Walkability, places to gather, make a city or town a livable place for being 50-plus — or any age

Dangerously Incomplete Streets

Look at these photos, then think about the roadways near you

Focusing on Rural Livability

A snapshot sampling of America's small town, agricultural and remote communities

DATA POINTS

Housing a Changing America: Stats and Facts

The popular vision of the American household is inaccurate and outdated

GOVERNING

How to Create an Annual Report People Will Actually Read

Suwanee, Georgia, punches up its annual accounting of revenues and expenses

HOUSING

Missing Middle Housing Types

Located in walkable neighborhoods, these needed, mid-sized, often multifamily residences are compatible in scale and form with detached single-family homes

A Home Remodeling Before and After Slideshow

Small and large changes make a Florida house suitable for "aging in place"

Take a Tour of Our 'Lifelong' Home

An Oregon couple design and build an aging-friendly house

A House That Can Be a 'Home For Life'

Aging in place is an option when a home can be remodeled or is smartly designed from the start

Take a Tiny Houses Tour

It really is possible to live large in small spaces

A Snapshot (and Snapshots) of Transit-Oriented Development

Getting around without a car is possible when housing, work and transportation needs are planned and placed together

PLACES AND PLACEMAKING

Literary Lessons in Tattnall Square Park (Macon, Georgia)

Disposing of trash in this downtown green space gives back in wise ways

Parklets Become Places for 'StrEateries'

The COVID-19 pandemic has moved restaurant dining outdoors and into the streets

Main Street Gets a Makeover

See how a weekend transformation made downtown Bethel, Vermont, pop!

Signs That Say So Much

Some signage is especially useful, thought-provoking, creative, fun or simply odd

Little Free Libraries Appear in All Sorts of Places

Readers worldwide are helping ensure that books play a role in making a community livable

Let's Have Some Fun!

Livable places have spaces where people of all ages can get out and play

Pictures of Age-Friendly Places and Programs

See what's been happening in some of the cities and towns that belong to the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

A Livable Tour of Age-Friendly Des Moines

Yes, the opening photo was taken in Iowa. See it and several more!

What Livable Looks Like in Japan

Take a slideshow tour of sights and scenes in and around Tokyo

In a Livable Community, People of All Ages Can ...

People of all ages can do lots of things!

Cities That Want to Be Great for Older Adults

By 2030 one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. Smart communities nationwide are getting ready — now

Join Us in Charlotte, North Carolina

The 6th annual AARP Livable Communities National Conference took place "Uptown" in November 2018. Here's some of what makes Charlotte a good city for a livability gathering

The Magic of Murals

When used to create oversized, hard-to-miss art, paint can have placemaking powers

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