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Trondheim

Mobile information centre for older people

Waffle and information is an mobile information centre for older people. The municipality of Trondheim wanted to easily get around in the city to get in touch with older people and facilitated connections through food. With a caravan it became possible to visit all parts of the city and parks almost everywhere.

Everywhere people get curious…

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Started: 2020
Location: Trondheim, Norway
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

From roundabout to meeting place for people

In the summer of 2020, the new main square in Trondheim was officially opened. The result has been a universally designed gathering place with local slate in the ground and a thousand seats outside the serving areas.

Emphasis has been placed on good orientation, accessibility and wide walkways along and across the square. The many seats…

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Started: 2020
Location: Trondheim, Norway
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Transportation, Urban development

The cultural activity BABA connects immigrants and Norwegians

Evaluated

In Trondheim, Norway, older immigrants and Norwegian seniors have a cultural activity called BABA (grandmother og grandfather). They learn to be together and to be a “Norwegian” family.

BABA meets once a week to create different performances. They are collaborating with Trøndelag Theatre, which is mainly responsible for the practical implementation of the project.

The group has…

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Started: 2020
Location: Trondheim, Norway
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Social protection

More than 100 desire paths

Evaluated

Shortways or desire paths is one of many projects of the Greener Trondheim program. Cities become better when they are walking friendly. Theese paths usually represents the shortest or the most easily navigated route between an origin and destination, and the width and severity of its surface erosion are often indicators of the traffic level…

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Started: 2020
Location: Trondheim
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Trondheim

Trondheim
Norway

The city of Trondheim is committed to become an age-friendly city by the year 2020. This is one of the main objectives in the current master plan for the municipality.…

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City population: 21200020 % over 60Joined Network in 2015