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Timed Traffic Crosswalks Too Fast for Many Elderly: Study

closeup of woman legs at crosswalk

A new British study published June 14 in the journal Age and Ageing found that the time given by automated crosswalks is often insufficient to allow older adults to cross the street safely. In the UK the average speed needed to cross a street in the time allotted by the cross walk is about 4 […]

Livable Communities: What Good is a UD Home if You Can’t Leave the House?

streetscape with separate lanes for bikes and cars

As Amy Levner, AARP’s manager of education on livable communities, explains, “Universally Designed houses and livable communities must be  connected. Universally designed houses enhance mobility and quality of life inside the home and livable communities do the same thing outside of the home.” Livable communities coordinate housing, transportation and land use in order to help […]