Housing for Older Adults—Location, Location, Location
PlannersWeb, November 2013
By: Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur, PlannersWeb.com, Stuart Andreason
http://plannersweb.com/2013/11/housing-older-adults-location-location-location/
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This article stresses the importance of coordinating housing and transportation, improving home design, and protecting affordability for building an age-friendly community. Several specific policy approaches are discussed, and the article includes links to examples from across the country. The response introduces the Location Affordability Index (LAI), a tool that can be used to understand the housing and transportation costs of living in different communities.