Skip to content

If you think you’ve been targeted by a scam, get information and assistance from the AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline.

Content starts here

CLOSE ×

Red Membership Card

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Labor Day Sale!

Join AARP for just $9 per year with a 5-year membership and get a FREE Gift!

Get instant access to members-only products, hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.

Interviews with Livability Experts and Leaders

We talk to policy makers, planners, politicians, experts and others who are working to create livable communities for people of all ages

AARP Livable Communities Interview Series

Rena Bradley, Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Andy Toy

Réna Bradley (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Jonathan Pacheco Bell (Los Angeles) and Andy Toy (Philadelphia) provide a coast-to-coast look at how local efforts to invest in "placekeeping" and welcome new residents improves neighborhoods for people of all ages, backgrounds and income levels.

Courtesy photos

^{The links on this page represent just some of what's available. More conversations with livability experts can be found via pages for the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, AARP Livable Communities Workshops and Conferences, Livable Lessons and AARP International's Equity by Design: Global Dialogue and Equity by Design: Principles in Action series.}

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION

Réna Bradley, Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center (2021)

Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (2021)

Andy Toy, Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition (2020)

Pat Rumbaugh, Let's Play America (2016)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

LaMonte Guillory, LOR Foundation (2019)

Patricia Sears, Northeast Kingdom/Newport Vermont (2014)

HOUSING

Daniel Parolek, Architect, about 'Missing Middle Housing' (2016)

Sarah Susanka, Architect, The Not-So-Big House (2015)

Richard Duncan, Executive Director, Better Living by Design (2014)

PLANNING AND ZONING

Parris Glendening, Smart Growth America (2016)

Mildred Warner, Professor, Cornell University (2016)

Carol Rhea, President, American Planning Association (2015)

Joel Russell, Form-Based Code Institute (2015)

PUBLIC PLACES, OUTDOOR SPACES

Gil Penalosa, Founder, 8 80 Cities (2015)

Mitchell Silver, Commissioner, NYC Parks and Recreation (2014)

PUBLIC HEALTH

Rose Gowen, MD, Commissioner, Brownsville, Texas (2014)

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2014)

TRANSPORTATION

Veronica O. Davis, Co-Founder, Nspiregreen and Black Women Bike DC (2020)

Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation (2020)

Karina Ricks, Director, Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (2020)

AARP Transportation Workshop Keynote: Safety Panel (2020)

AARP Transportation Workshop Keynote: Accessibility Panel (2020)

AARP Transportation Workshop Keynote: Resilience Panel (2020)

Billy Hattaway, Florida Transportation Secretary (2016)

Leah Shahum, Vision Zero Network (2016)

Katherine Freund, ITN America (2015)

Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2014)

More Interviews, Lessons and Articles

See the Local Leaders Interview Series

Check out Livable Lessons Taught by Livability Experts

More from the A-Z Livability Library