Municipal Implementation Tool #12: Aging in Place

July 2007

By: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

http://www.dvrpc.org/reports/MIT012.pdf
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Age-Friendly Communities

This guide relates the research about Baby Boomers aging in place to the communities served by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. It offers four primary recommendations: zoning code revisions to allow for accessory dwelling units (ADU); Transit Oriented Development and New Urbanist design to promote accessible and walkable neighborhoods; Universal Design to promote accessible residences; and “Active Adult” communities to allow for the grouping of amenities near senior subdivisions.

Bucks, PA

2010 Population: 625,249

2010 Population Density: 1,034.65/square mile


Burlington, NJ

2010 Population: 448,734

2010 Population Density: 561.92/square mile


Camden, NJ

2010 Population: 513,657

2010 Population Density: 2,321.48/square mile


Chester, PA

2010 Population: 498,886

2010 Population Density: 664.73/square mile


Delaware, PA

2010 Population: 558,979

2010 Population Density: 3,040.52/square mile


Gloucester, NJ

2010 Population: 288,288

2010 Population Density: 895.29/square mile


Mercer, NJ

2010 Population: 366,513

2010 Population Density: 1,632.16/square mile


Montgomery, PA

2010 Population: 799,874

2010 Population Density: 1,655.92/square mile


Philadelphia, PA

2010 Population: 1,526,006

2010 Population Density: 11,379.53/square mile