ENSURING THE 15-MINUTE CITY SERVES ALL
Arigoni said many people want to walk to nearby conveniences, but most streets are too dangerous to cross.
She said transit can be a lifeline to many, but most systems are not designed for older people.
Subway and elevated train systems in New York, Chicago and other cities were built without elevators and even with retrofits, only a fraction of stations are accessible to people who use wheelchairs for mobility or are not capable of walking hundreds of stairs to a boarding platform.
“Older adults don’t use public spaces.
They are 20 percent of the population, but participate in only 4 percent of park use,” Arigoni said, citing a RAND Corporation study.
“We must apply an
age-friendly lens to how we design housing, transportation and communities.”
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