More Livability

Many factors influence the livability of a community. As such, PPI’s work is cross-cutting in nature, covering the topics of land use, transportation, housing, and other topics under single title. Livable neighborhoods offer a variety of conveniences: access to jobs, healthy food, and services such as libraries and parks. Often a variety of destinations are within walking or biking distance, or are connected by bus routes or train lines.

Housing

Transportation

AARP Land Use Principles

Create communities with a strong sense of place
Promote mixed-use development
Enhance access
Prioritize investment in sustainability
Foster lifelong-learning opportunities

For detailed information on our policies around Livable Communities, please see our policy book.

Featured Publications

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Communities Are Embracing Development Near Transit

This report, Communities Are Embracing Development Near Transit: A Snapshot of Transit-Oriented Development Support across the United States, details the ways state, regional, and local actors proactively foster TOD.

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What Is Livable?

Community preferences of older adults.

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The Increasing Potential of Internet Connectivity

A high-speed Internet connection increases the potential for older adults to live independently and comfortably in their own homes. Yet, few older adults have a fast Internet connection at home.

Telecommunications and Internet Technology

For nearly a century, affordable phone service has made our society safer, more productive and more inclusive. In recent decades, the emergence of high-speed Internet technologies and other advances have generated an array of new and better services, often leading to profound social and economic benefits. In fact, when affordable high-speed connectivity is widely available, a community has a critical resource to support residents of all ages. It also has an economic development tool to attract and retain businesses and jobs, and vital infrastructure to improve health care, education, and public safety.

PUBLICATIONS

The Increasing Potential of High-Speed Internet Connectivity

Enabling the Benefits of High-Speed Internet Access

An Analysis of 2012 Utility Expenditures by Older Consumers

Consumer Switching Costs for Wireless Telephone Service

BLOG POSTS

A Cellphone-Only World? Not So Fast

High-Speed Networks Create an Age-Friendly Advantage

Ensuring Affordable, Reliable Communications Services

Cell Phone Service Spending Increasing for Older Consumers

More States Hang Up on Telecom Complaints

Community Digs Deep for Superfast Broadband

Land Use & Crosscutting Livable Communities Themes

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Supportive mixed-use and transit-oriented development policies, urban design guidelines, and revised zoning and building codes can improve the physical design of communities to better meet the housing, mobility and social needs of residents, including older adults.