In the DVRPC region, population is forecasted to increase by 7.7% between 2020 and 2050, while those over age 65 will increase by 31.8%. In response, DVRPC seeks to address ways that planners and policymakers can make places better for aging, specifically around transportation, housing, and public spaces. Read more about DVRPC's efforts.
DVRPC Demographics
Document
AccessoryDwelling.pdf (1.25 MB)
DVRPC Reports
- Equity Through Access (includes interactive map of those age 65 and over)
- Age-Friendly Communities - Municipal Implementation Tool #030
- The Aging of the Baby Boomers - Housing Seniors in the Delaware Valley
- The Aging of the Baby Boomers: Elderly and Near-Elderly Population Characteristics - Analytical Data Report 013
- Aging in Place - Municipal Implementation Tool #012
- Transportation Safety Analysis and Plan
Partnerships
- German Marshall Fellowship Policy Paper: Making Cities Better for Aging: Lessons from U.K. Age-Friendly Cities
- Lawton Presentation: Building Community Partnerships to Address Chronic Illness Among Older Adults (2013) [1.5 MB pdf]
- Lawton Presentation: Smart Growth and an Age-Friendly Region [1.0 MB pdf]
- DVRPC Healthy Communities Task Force on Age-Friendly Communities - March 2016
Additional Resources
Local Age-Friendly Efforts
- Age-Friendly Philadelphia
- Age-Friendly West Philadelphia
- Age-Friendly West Chester, PA
- Aging in Place Task Force Swarthmore, PA [pdf]
- Age-Friendly Princeton, NJ
- Age-Friendly North Jersey
- New Jersey Future's Creating Places to Age in New Jersey
- NEW! Sustainable Jersey Community Design for All Ages Action (listed under Transportation and Land Use Actions)
Area Agencies on Aging
- Bucks County Area Agency on Aging
- Chester County Department of Aging Services
- Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging
- Montgomery Co. Aging & Adult Services Office
- Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
- Burlington County Office on Aging
- Camden County Division of Senior Citizen and Disabled Citizen Services
- Gloucester County Division of Senior Services
- Mercer County Office on Aging
International and National Resources
- Persons Aged 65 Years or Over as a Percent of the Total Population by State, 2015 [pdf]
- The AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities
- American Planning Association's Aging and Livable Communities Resources
- WHO's Checklist of Essential Features of Age-Friendly Cities [pdf]
- Grantmakers in Aging's The Case for Age-Friendly Communities [pdf]
- Grantmakers in Aging's Guiding Principles for the Sustainability of Age-Friendly Community Efforts [pdf]
- Atlanta Regional Commission's The Value Proposition of Age-Friendly Communities [1.1 MB pdf]
Senior Housing
- A Guide to Creating a Dementia-Friendly Home
- National Shared Housing Resource Center
- The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University's Projections and Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Households 2015-2035
- AARP and American Planning Association's Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Local Ordinance
- Trends Shaping Senior Housing
- Urban Land Institute's Housing in America: The Baby Boomers Turn 65
- Universal Design for Housing
- AARP's HomeFit Guide
- Preventing Trips and Falls at Home and the Workplace