Adding life to years
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Summary

The Township of Montclair’s Department of Planning partnered with the Montclair Center Business Improvement District to develop a parklet program.  The pilot parklet launched in October, 2016.  Although there was some public concern about the loss of parking spots, overall feedback was very positive, and the organizations are developing plans for expanding the program.

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Sector(s): Urban development

Desired outcome for older people:
Be mobile

Contact details

Name: Katherine York

Email address: kyork@montclairnjusa.org


Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Other

Other project lead: Business District

Others involved in the project:
  • Local authorities

Older people’s involvement: Older people were not directly involved

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: No

Do you plan to evaluate your age-friendly practice? No

Looking back

Challenges:
There were some concerns about reducing parking spots. There are ongoing concerns about maintenance.