Monthly Archives: October 2016

Designing for Downsizers

Some older people will actively consider moving to a property that is more suitable in meeting their changing circumstances. However there has been a series of recent reports highlighting an experience of frustration as there are limited desirable options available. … Continue reading

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Creating age-friendly cities

This POSTnote (from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) examines how housing, outdoor spaces and transport can be made more age-friendly. It also highlights challenges for designing and delivering age-friendly cities.

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Age Friendly Street design

Take a look at Care & Repair England’s new practical report on street design for age friendly neighbourhoods produced with input from the Manchester Age Friendly Design Group age-friendly-street-design-sept-2016  

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