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Livable Lessons

Field-tested strategies, promising practices and how-to's for creating great places for people of all ages

AARP Livable Communities

FEATURED RESOURCES

AARP Livable Communities Technical Assistance

Lessons From Livability Leaders

Experts in housing, transportation, public spaces and economic development have provided guidance to AARP staff and local leaders. Here's some of what's been achieved

Two women representing AARP Michigan visit with a Flint resident who's sitting on her front porch.

How to Help a Community in Crisis

Advice and observations from AARP Michigan after working on the ground during the Flint water crisis. The guidance provided stands the test of time 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

How Leaders Can Connect With Their Community

We asked AARP staff and volunteers to tell us about the outreach and engagement efforts they see working in towns, cities and communities nationwide

How Block Parties Can Build Bridges

A bottom-up project in Saint Paul, Minnesota, works with residents to revitalize neighborhoods ripped apart by Interstate 94

How to Play Pickleball and Other Age-Friendly Games

Shuffleboard is so yesterday. Pickleball, cornhole, disc golf, drumming and various bowling games are helping young and old stay physically active, have fun and connect with one another

How to Create an Aging Well Resource Center

With nearly 40 percent of its population age 50-plus, Littleton, Colorado, is helping older adults and caregivers navigate some of life's daily challenges

How To Get People Dancing in Public Places

Two octogenarians bring their fancy footwork to the supermarket and inspire others to as well

HOUSING

How to Find an Age-Friendly Home

LIVABILITY

How to Create a Community Advocate Program

How to Achieve Community Change (for the Better) in 100 Days or Less

How to Make Communities More Livable for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments

How (and Why) to Create a 'Handy Tools' Display

How to Share Spaces (by Creating a Senior Center in a High School)

PLACEMAKING

How to Plant 99 Street Trees in Just a Few Hours

Greenery is helping grow community engagement in an urban business district

Create, Maintain and Manage an Intergenerational Community Garden

With fresh produce hard for many residents to come by, Newport, Vermont, gets down and dirty

How to Create a Grandparents Park

In need of a place for children and adults to spend more time together outdoors, Wichita, Kansas, builds a playground for all ages

How to Create a Parklet

In places crowded with streets and structures, small open spaces (even those as small as a parking spot) can provide lots of room to relax

How to Create Pop-Up Demonstrations

Order or download The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit, a free guide from AARP and Team Better Block

SAFER STREETS

How to Organize a Ciclovia or Open Streets Event

How to Get a Traffic Light Installed

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