Livable Communities

The Metro Board of Directors is holding public forums across Los Angeles County this month to get public input on its Draft Expenditure Plan (The Plan). Six (6) public forums are planned, and another will be held online. This is YOUR opportunity to have a say in the LA Metro Plan.

Did you know that pedestrian fatalities account for more than half of all fatal traffic collisions in Los Angeles? AARP in Los Angeles, as part of the Los Angeles (L.A.) Vision Zero Alliance, is working to end all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2025 and we would like your input

As part of our ongoing mission to promote livable and active communities, AARP in Los Angeles took part in the Cycling Without Age Event in El Monte on March 15 th. This event was organized by local bike coalition Bike San Gabriel Valley and Cycling Without Age, an organization which provides seniors with the opportunity to enjoy bike riding once again. A group of community members, bike enthusiasts, and city officials gathered to learn about innovative trishaw bikes (pictured above) and see them in action.

There has been a great deal of activity since our last update on the City of Los Angeles’ Mobility 2035 Plan. The plan is the City’s first comprehensive update on its transportation policies since the 1990s, and sets new priorities of safety, access, and reliability for all modes of transportation serving people of all ages.

Para muchas personas, su primera interacción con AARP simboliza un rito de iniciación, pero para la nativa angelina Yolanda Gonzalez, cuando la organización no lucrativa, de voluntarios, defensora y de alcance comunitario la contactó, el significado fue mucho más profundo.

Since our last update we shared with you regarding the City of Los Angeles’ Mobility Plan 2035, there are new developments to share! In November 2015, a number of amendments went through City of Los Angeles’ Planning Commission and the full Mobility Plan, with these friendly amendments, was re-adopted by City Council on January 20th with a 12 to 2 vote. Changes to the plan included:

Not only is the New Year a great time to reflect on personal goals, but it can also provide an opportunity to contemplate visions for our communities. For example, how could your friends and neighbors benefit from being a part of a livable community -- one that is safe and secure, has affordable and appropriate housing and transportation options, and offers supportive community features and services?

Last month AARP in Los Angeles announced our partnership with local Chicana painter, Yolanda Gonzalez and leading non-profit visual arts center, Self Help Graphics , as part of our “Portraits of Community” project. As a result, Angelenos can now see Gonzalez’s portraits featured on three Metro buses, a Metro Gold Line train, and one hundred-fifteen Los Angeles Metro bus shelters throughout Los Angeles. Gonzalez is the first of several diverse artists who are slated to debut “Portraits of Community” artwork in Los Angeles throughout 2016.

Yolanda Gonzalez -- a celebrated Chicana painter, art educator and punk rocker at heart -- was invited to be the inaugural artist for AARP in Los Angeles’s “Portraits of Community” project, an initiative that was inspired by a series of conversations held with residents of Los Angeles throughout 2015. The culmination of the first phase of this project will see Gonzalez’ artworks featured on three Metro buses, a Metro Gold Line train and Metro bus shelters around the city. (Additional artists from diverse communities around Los Angeles will debut distinct “Portraits of Community” artworks throughout 2016.)

Celebra AAARP en Los Ángeles El Día de los Muertos con celebraciones durante todo el mes de octubre. Estamos muy emocionados de invitar a nuestros miembros, sus familias y amigos a celebrar el Día De Los Muertos con nosotros, honrando nuestra cultura latina con varias actividades divertidas. En México, y otras partes de Latino América, El Día De Los Muertos es un día festivo que celebra la vida en lugar de la muerte. Es un momento para regocijarnos en las memorias vivientes de nuestros seres queridos que ya nos han dejado. ¡Ven y únete a la celebración!