Livable Communities

Español | AARP in The Virgin Islands hit four home runs with the signing of four (4) significant pieces of legislation this month.

A new survey of Louisville Metro Mayoral candidates for the May 17 primary elections. AARP Kentucky asked the candidates where they stand on issues important to Louisville voters 50-plus.

42% of New Jersey homeowners and 36% of renters 50 and older considered leaving the state in the past year.

If you want to improve your skills and effectiveness as a walkable/livable community advocate, check out the AARP Central Region Walking College.

North Carolina will soon have fewer younger residents than old. Click here to take a survey to help our state and communities better prepare.

Just in time for spring weather, North Las Vegas has eight new park benches—convenient rest stops on popular community walking routes.

AARP is partnering with Dallas-based nonprofit Better Block Foundation to offer online blueprints for public structures specifically designed for older adults.

A recent AARP survey found that more than 54 percent of Rhode Islanders age 45 and older would consider building an accessory dwelling unit on their property to give loved ones a space of their own. One of AARP Rhode Island’s top 2022 General Assembly priorities is to make it easier to add an ADU by reducing or eliminating zoning requirements and other barriers.

Pamela Houghtaling has a hard truth about your crystal punch bowl: Your family probably doesn’t want it.

As part of a new AARP-backed initiative in Connecticut, the city of Hartford will temporarily close busy thoroughfares to cars on the fourth Sunday of each month, from June to September.