Across Connecticut and throughout the nation, communities are implementing a number of successful initiatives to create thriving places for people to grow up and grow older. The links below are intended to:
- Galvanize continued improvements in Connecticut,
- Promote best practices, and
- Stimulate continued ideas and innovation.
In Connecticut Statewide, Regionally and by Town
- Statewide – Connecticut Complete Streets Policy
- Statewide – My Place Connecticut
- Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, Newington, Plainville, Simsbury and West Hartford – LGBT Moveable Senior Center
- Bethany – Rocky Corner (Connecticut’s first housing development)
- Branford, Guilford and Madison – Shoreline Village CT: A Community of Seniors Living Independently at Home
- Bridgeport – Bijou Square
- Bridgeport – Complete Streets Audit – A Walking Audit of the East Side
- Bridgeport – Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District
- Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon – Wayfinding
- Canton – Draft Form-Based Code
- Danbury – Age Well Community Council of Danbury
- Darien – At Home in Darien, Aging in Place Gallivant
- East Hartford – Road Diet
- Enfield – Accessory Apartments – Planning and Zoning Regulations
- Enfield – Enfield – Commission on Aging (bringing together local stakeholders to promote community livability)
- Guilford – Road Diet
- Hamden – Zoning Regulations (Connecticut’s first form-based code)
- Hartford – Community Solutions’ Northeast Neighborhood Partnership
- Hartford – Hartford Mobile Market (as a potential model for bringing services to transit-challenged communities)
- Hartford – The iQuilt Plan
- Hartford – 2016 Zoning Code
- Hartford, New Haven, Stamford – PARK(ing) (temporarily creating public open space in urban environments)
- Litchfield Hills and Greater Waterbury – Pathways for Older Adults
- Manchester – Broad Street Redevelopment Plan
- Mansfield – Storrs Center
- Middletown – Middletown Complete Streets Master Plan
- New Britain – Complete Streets Master Plan for Downtown New Britain
- New Canaan – Using Health Care Technology to Enhance New Canaan as an optimal Livable Community
- New Haven – Home Haven
- New Haven – Complete Streets Design Manual
- New Haven – Hill to Downtown Community Plan
- New Haven – Livable City Initiative
- New Haven – New Haven – Mary Wade at Home (an example of diversification of services)
- Norwalk – Norwalk 2.0
- Norwalk – Under One Roof
- Putnam – First Fridays (to build community)
- Seymour – Livable Communities Committee
- Simsbury – Main Street Partnership
- Simsbury – Stratton Brook State Park (first accessible state park)
- Stamford – People Friendly Stamford
- Stamford – Vita Stamford (working to improve health by addressing community conditions)
- Stamford – Complete Streets
- Southeastern Connecticut shoreline – Our Shoreline Community Association
- Torrington – Complete Streets Resolution
- Torrington – Main Street Torrington
- Torrington – Torrington Programs and Policies to Address the Aging Community
- Vernon – Rockville Downtown Association
- Waterbury – Waterbury BRASS
- West Hartford – Complete Streets Policy
- West Hartford – Road Diet and Safety Study
- West Hartford – Blue Back Square (an example of mixed use development)
Nationally By State
- Best Cities for Successful Aging
- Age-Friendly American Database
- Florida – Institute for the Ages
- Kansas – Area Agency on Aging: Mid-America Regional Council
- Kansas – Mr. Goodcents Foundation For Senior Independence
- Massachusetts – Newton at Home
- Missouri – KC Communities for All Ages
- New York – Age-Friendly NYC
- New York – Arbor House
- Oregon – Mixing Age Groups in Affordable Housing
- Oregon – Age-Friendly Portland
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