Today's USA Today carries an article about an ongoing investigation into what factors make a livable community. According to the article: "The AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) recently published a report that explores the meaning of livability and describes lessons learned by AARP Public Policy Institute PPI as part of its work to measure community livability and quantify the degree to which a community has the elements that are necessary to meet individual needs regardless of age, income, physical ability, ethnicity and other factors."
"We spoke with Rodney Harrell, senior policy adviser in AARP's Public Policy institute, aka AARP's housing expert, about that report as well as another report just published by the PPI, "Is This A Good Place to Live? Measuring Community Quality of Life for All Ages." Here's an excerpt and slightly edited Q&A of that discussion."
This study--and the study's evaluation instrument--seems like an important tool in our discussions.
Click here to see the entire article.
Click here to see the entire AARP Report.
Click here to see the evaluation instrument used in the report.
This is an excellent study to look at. It would be helpful to use it as a touchstone to examine what may be missing from it, as well as what priorities are important.
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