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Walking Our Way to Age-Friendly Communities
Adi Nochur, WalkBoston MA Smart Growth Alliance Conference May 18, 2017
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June 2 Walkability Workshop in Worcester
Partnership with Mel King Institute, Main South CDC and WalkBike Worcester to examine pedestrian infrastructure issues and walkable community development Workshop includes walking tour of Main South neighborhood Visit for more details and to register
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WalkBoston and Age-Friendly Walking
Belchertown Boston Brookline Fall River Gloucester Weymouth Williamsburg
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What is Age-Friendly Walking?
Some considerations Sidewalk conditions/maintenance ADA compliance Benches Lighting Shade Public restrooms Traffic speed Signal timing Street crossing distance …and more!
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Walkability and Age-Friendly Boston
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Age-Friendly Walking in Boston
Partnership between WalkBoston, Elderly Commission/Age-Friendly Boston, and other city agencies and community partners to advance safe and comfortable walking for seniors in the City of Boston Project funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
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Age-Friendly Walking in Boston
Near-term goal: work from in three pilot neighborhoods (South End, Mattapan, East Boston) to implement street and sidewalk improvements Long-term goal: use lessons learned from pilots to create guidelines for a multi-agency citywide approach to senior walking
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Pilot Neighborhoods East Boston – Meridian/Border Street corridors
South End – Mass Ave corridor Mattapan – Mattapan Square Neighborhoods selected in part based upon racial and economic demographic data (focus on low-income seniors and seniors of color)
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Age-Friendly walk audit – South End
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Age-Friendly walk audit – Mattapan
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Age-Friendly walk audit – East Boston
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Next Steps Work with agency/community partners to advance improvements in pilot neighborhoods Work with agency partners to create processes for citywide action items
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Lessons Learned Walkability is critical to seniors’ physical/social/economic mobility and thus to aging in place Age-Friendly Walking presents a frame to bring new collaborators and diverse stakeholders together Directly addressing the needs of vulnerable populations benefits all. Safe and comfortable walking for seniors means safe and comfortable walking for everyone!
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