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Parklet Program

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.

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Started: 2018
Location: Montclair, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Municipal Toolkit

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St. Louis County has a great diversity of people and communities, including 88 municipalities that range in size from over 50,000 residents to several communities with populations under 300 residents. The municipal inventory in Aging Successfully in St. Louis County: A Quality of Life Assessment indicates there is a broad continuum of municipal services offered…

Started: 2016
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Resource Accessibility

The St. Louis County Older Residents Program agreed to partner with graduate students from Washington University in St. Louis Program in Occupational Therapy (WUOT) to create a mobile information kiosk that provides hard copy material as well as electronic access to resources, and establish regular venues for display. CORP has identified that despite the high…

Started: 2017
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Long-term care, Transportation

Asset Mapping

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One piece of an age-friendly assessment is creating an inventory of resources within the community. This can be done with asset mapping, an exercise that reveals the various strengths within a community. The network of people, organizations, programs, and services in your community that contribute to the desired outcome are recorded and mapped. Asset mapping…

Started: 2015
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Walk Audit

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Similar to facilities audits, walk audits are evaluation tools that rate the built environment of the transportation network on ease of access, use and comfort for residents of all ages. The built and social environments of a community greatly impact the livability of that community – particularly for older adults living in…

Started: 2017
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Housing, Transportation, Urban development

Community Needs Assessment

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Developing a comprehensive assessment serves several purposes for action towards advancing an age-friendly community.

First, it evaluates the community in its current state and provides data-driven feedback.
Second, it identifies assets, areas for improvement, and gaps.
Third, it helps establish standards for a community and evaluate progress.
Fourth, it motivates performance and helps to develop a…

Started: 2016
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation

Older Adult Commission

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Older adult residents often have established roots within the community and may have lived in the community for a number of years. It is important to them that they are able to find meaningful ways to connect with other people and their government. Opportunities to stay active, connected, and serve their community have value…

Started: 2016
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation

Surveying Older Adults

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In order to best serve older adults and increase the age-friendliness of your community, it is important to ask for and record information from residents on a variety of topics. Collecting resident input provides valuable insight on how the public feels about community issues. This information can guide strategic decisions and priorities for your community.

Engaging…

Started: 2014
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Functional Needs Registry

The Access and Functional Needs Registry is a secure database of information administered by the St. Louis County Department of Human Services containing information about elderly or disabled individuals who may need additional or special assistance in the event of an emergency.

The Registry is intended to serve as an emergency preparedness tool whereby the elderly,…

Started: 2014
Location: Saint Louis
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Waterloo recognizes a senior of the year

The Ontario Senior of the Year Award gives each municipality in Ontario the opportunity to honour one local senior who has made outstanding contributions to their community after the age of 65 years old. The City of Waterloo and its age-friendly multi-agency committee have been selecting and presenting this award to an outstanding senior community…

Started: 2013
Location: Waterloo, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Liveable Housing

Livable Housing refers to basic and easy to implement features that improve the accessibility of new homes. Livable Housing features improve new homes so that they are
1. Easier to enter
2. Easier to navigate in and around
3. Designed to meet changing needs of residents who may experience a reduced mobility, dementia, injury or…

Started: 2013
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication

Age friendly Champions (volunteers)

Residents championing Banyule as an age-friendly city have just celebrated their third birthday and are putting out the call to others to join them. Since Council’s Age-friendly Champion initiative started in 2014, 100 Banyule residents have been trained to be Age-friendly Champions and been involved in a string of projects that improve the quality…

Started: 2015
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Tech and Tea a technology five week course for Older People

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The programme is based on the Gulbenkian report on older people, technology and community: The benefits of technology… is how technology can foster improved social interaction, engaging older people in their communities and promote high quality face-to-face contact. It is a programme of informal digital skills development for residents over the age of 65 years…

Started: 2016
Location: Salford, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Akita Age-Friendly Partner Program

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In order to promote creating the Age-friendly City with private sectors, Akita City registers private companies and organizations as Age-friendly partners, which are encouraged to continue their efforts under the Akita Age-Friendly Partner Program.

Examples of the Partners’ Efforts

・Eliminating steps and installing handrails for buildings

・Installing benches available for public use

・Installing AED in the offices for employees…

Started: 2015
Location: Akita
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Other, Transportation

Young and Gold Intergenerational Urban Art Project

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Art has a unique way of connecting people across age groups. The Young and Gold Intergenerational Urban Art Project provided young people and seniors the opportunity to participate in an urban art community project at Golden Bay foreshore. The following objectives were achieved: The number of seniors who reported feeling comfortable communicating with young people…

Started: 2016
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Seniors and Carers Expo

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The City of Rockingham has facilitated an annual Seniors and Carers Expo since 2009. The goal of the expo is to provide seniors and carers with information on the services, programs, activities and community/support groups available to them. The expo aligns with the WHO Age-friendly domain ‘Communication and Information’ which highlights that staying connected with…

Started: 2009
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

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