Affordable Housing Initiative

Selected Resources Local and national programs, policies and initiatives addressing the affordable housing needs of older adults

Funding Community Land Trust that creates security and the ability for older adults to age in place https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d07a8ec6460ff000144e3ef/t/5f97aa84c5934c1be1710c78/1603775108786/2020_0821_ ECLT%2BWDRC_FAQ_FINAL.pdf Crowdfunding for older adult housing https://www.nixonpeabody.com/en/ideas/blog/affordable-housing/2014/06/02/crowdfunding--coming-next-to-a-seniors- housing-and-care-project-near-you Leveraging community health needs assessments for affordable housing development https://centerforcommunityinvestment.org/accelerating-investments-healthy-communities https://www.planning.org/pas/memo/2021/mar/ Housing as a social determinant of health https://www.planning.org/pas/memo/2021/mar/ Transit Oriented Development Examining the needs of older adults in transportation design and land use policy https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/1798 A transportation design project centering older adults https://www.jamboreehousing.com/pages/what-we-do-housing-development-transit-oriented-design Complete Streets Housing affordability connected to livability through access to safe and connected streets and pathways https://smartgrowthamerica.org/what-are-complete-streets/ Supporting mobility for older adults https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/learn/transportation-mobility/info-10-2012/planning-complete-streets-aging- america.html Universal Design and Visibility Codes City ordinance to ensure aging in place a component of affordable housing for older adults https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/petaluma-introduces-age-friendly-housing-design-ordinance/ Universal design mandated in all affordable housing projects created for older adults https://nlihc.org/resource/universal-design-seniors-and-people-disabilities

Data Collection and Analysis Expanding area data resources to include more robust older adult demographics MAP Dashboard https://mapazdashboard.arizona.edu/

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