MIXING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT LEADS TO HEALTHIER, MORE FULFILLED, BETTER CONNECTED AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES
For much of the 21st century, planning concepts have taken aim at the development patterns of the second half of the 20th century.
Studies
showed the inequity, isolation and obesity that car-centered land use created
and the resulting large suburban lots, giant highways and total reliance on
automobile ownership to connect to jobs, schools, shops, healthcare and even
parks.
With all the
movement toward healthier cities, inclusion and connectivity—planners,
regulators and developers may still have missed an essential element:
Interaction among all ages.
The number
of mixed-use, multimodal communities where multiple generations live among each
other is growing, but still the different age groups don’t interact and benefit
from each other.
Intergenerational
communities are places intentionally designed to encourage seniors, youth, and
those in between to interact, exchange ideas, help each other out... and
thrive.
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