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Now there is a new magazine that tells about good examples of Age-friendly Gothenburg.

In the magazine you can read about the community in housing for 70+, how generational meetings challenge norms and create understanding between generations and how fun it can be to ride a bicycle in…

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Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Taiping

Taiping
Malaysia

As per Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we aim to increase the quality of urban living for all walks of life including older people. These plans stress the importance of close…

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City population: 31080015 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Elderly Council

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The Elderly Council has founded in 2019 by Muratpaşa Municipality, Turkey. The council intends to shape a platform from where elder people, who aged over 60, have a voice for and in city. The main aim of the Elderly Council is making friendly environment from an elderly perspective, taking into account their perceptions and views.…

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Started: 2019
Location: Antalya Muratpasa
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Urban development

Walker Rally in central park in Gothenburg

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In 2018, public officials in the City of Gothenburg visited the Walker Rally event in Oslo. The study visit gave a lot of inspiration in how the City of Gothenburg can implement a walker rally.

The process started in the autumn 2018 to anchor the idea with different sectors in the city. A project group started…

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Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Urban development

Age-friendly Legacy Quilt

The purpose of our project, the Legacy Quilt, was to engage seniors and youth to have them create, together, a tangible piece of art that would remind, educate and ask onlookers of all ages to reflect on Summerside’s Age-friendly movement and the 8 domains of the World Health Organization’s Age-friendly Initiative. To make this an…

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Started: 2018
Location: Summerside
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

DES MARCHES EXPLORATOIRES AVEC LES AÎNÉS POUR DES DIAGNOSTICS DE PROXIMITÉ

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LA MARCHE EXPLORATOIRE Concrètement, la réalisation de la marche se traduit par une déambulation par petits groupes (un agent de la Ville pour quatre aînés) afin de prendre en note et en photo l’ensemble des remarques émises par les participants. Les échanges portent sur les cheminements, la signalétique, l’éclairage public, la présence et l’implantation de…

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Started: 2018
Location: Rennes, France
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Urban development

Gothenburg recruits senior future developers

The City of Gothenburg has recruited 30 “Future developers”. There was a great interest in the assignment among the 170 applicants. The future developers will help the City of Gothenburg make Gothenburg more age-friendly; including evaluating locations, arranging activities and making customer trips to evaluate services. 
 
What is a Future developer?  
 
During the…

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Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Visible House Numbering

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The Georgetown Age-Friendly Community team partnered with the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department to improve the numbering of houses throughout town. Georgetown is a rural community with very little town lighting. Easy identification of house numbering is matter of safety for the fire and ambulance crews, especially at night. The program provides five-inch reflective numbers mounted…

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Started: 2019
Location: Georgetown
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection

Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Membership

In February 2020, Bristol launched their local Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Network, which replicates the global network on a local scale. Similarly to the WHO network, this initiative offer community groups and organisations the chance to be recognised for their efforts towards becoming age-friendly and to share resources, action plans and practices with other members. As candidates…

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Started: 2020
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health

Age-Friendly Westerville Timeline

Phase One: Complete

  • Obtained Written Pledge/Resolution from City Council
  • Completed Membership Application
  • Submitted Written Pledge & Application to AARP
  • Organized Staff Task Force
  • Obtained acceptance into the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities

Phase Two: Complete

  • Conducted Public Meeting #1 with Stakeholders
  • Developed AARP Livable Communities Survey
  • Joined the Commission of Age-Friendly Communities of Ohio (2019)

Phase Three: In Progress – May 2019…

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Started: 2018
Location: Westerville
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation