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Recently Released
Support for IndyGo
Public Again Backs Transit Investment in Indianapolis, Marion County
Marion County, Indiana registered voters strongly support legislation to improve and expand the public bus transit system known as IndyGo.
Housing Preferences
2021 AARP Home and Community Preferences Survey
A national AARP survey of U.S. adults age 18+ to determine their preferences in housing, transportation, outdoor spaces, and social interaction.
AGING IN PLACE
2018 Home and Community Preferences Survey
Survey provides insights that will raise awareness of the importance of making our communities "great places for all ages."
Livability For All
The 2017 AARP Age-Friendly Community Surveys
AARP community survey finds that residents want to age in their communities and need community support and resources to do so.
Livability For All
The 2016 AARP Age-Friendly Community Surveys
This survey finds that residents want to age in their communities and need community support and resources to do so.
THE PATH TO LIVABILTIY
A Resident Survey of Jacksonville, Florida
AARP survey to help communities establish a baseline for aging in place and conduct a community needs/gap analysis.
HOUSING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Pandemic’s Economic Pressures Pushing Generations Under One Roof
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has some people considering multigenerational housing.
NEW YORK LIVABLE COMMUNITIES SURVEY
AARP Members Age 50+ in Nassau County, NY
This survey finds that residents want to age in their communities and need community support and resources to do so.
SAN ANTONIO HOUSING
A Survey of Residents Age 50-Plus
Many in San Antonio are struggling with affordability of housing today and worry this will become more difficult in the future.
