"This collection of more than 100 innovative and inspirational ideas from America's mayors is a perfect springboard for creative thinking. It can help all of us play a role in imagining new solutions to a complex challenge."- David Kelley, Founder and Chairman of IDEO and Founder of Stanford's d.schoolMayors nationwide are leading the way to transform communities and revitalize neighborhoods in ways that benefit residents of all ages. Altamonte Springs, Florida, is subsidizing Uber rides to encourage the use of public transportation and get people off the road. Boston is building 50,000 units of affordable housing. Chattanooga is laying the groundwork for ultra-high-speed Internet connectivity for businesses and residences alike. And Philadelphia is working to eradicate graffiti by encouraging professional artists and young Philadelphians to showcase their artistic talent in a constructive way. By highlighting these and many more transformative and inventive ideas, and by providing a tool kit to help make changes in your community, Where We Live: Communities for All Ages aims to inspire even more creativity and the sharing of practices nationwide.

This fun and informational picture book follows five friends as they explore their community during a street fair. The children find adventure close to home while learning about the businesses, public spaces and people in their neighborhood. Young readers will be inspired to re-create the fun-filled day in their own communities.

This book "sets out to change the current conversation about what it means to get older. In it, Jenkins chronicles her own journey, as well as those of others who are making their mark as disrupters, to show readers how we can all be active, financially unburdened, and happy as we get older. It's [a] ... narrative that touches on all the important issues facing people 50+ today, from caregiving and mindful living to building age-friendly communities and attaining financial freedom"--

Part of being a child is wondering. This charming book uses easy words and color illustrations to explain to children exactly where they live. Crenshaw starts with a child's room, in his or her home, neighborhood, town, state, and county-then moves out to the planet Earth, the solar system, and the Milky Way. From there, children trace their way home again.

This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.

The guide is aimed primarily at urban planners, but older citizens can use it to monitor progress towards more age-friendly cities. At its heart is a checklist of age-friendly features. For example, an age-friendly city has sufficient public benches that are well-situated, well-maintained and safe, as well as sufficient public toilets that are clean, secure, accessible by people with disabilities and well-indicated. Other key features of an age-friendly city include: well-maintained and well-lit sidewalks; public buildings that are fully accessible to people with disabilities; city bus drivers who wait until older people are seated before starting off and priority seating on buses; enough reserved parking spots for people with disabilities; housing integrated in the community that accommodates changing needs and abilities as people grow older; friendly, personalized service and information instead of automated answering services; easy-to-read written information in plain language; public and commercial services and stores in neighbourhoods close to where people live, rather than concentrated outside the city; and a civic culture that respects and includes older persons.