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Best Cities for Successful Aging

• A first-of-its-kind, data-driven

index promoting and enabling

successful aging

• Measures and ranks the

performance of 352 U.S.

metropolitan areas

• Looks at an array of 84

indicators

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What is involved in successful aging?

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What is common among top ranking cities supporting

successful aging?

• Economic strength

• Abundance of health services

• Active lifestyle

• Opportunity for intellectual

stimulation

• Easy access to amenities

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Transforming “ideas into action”

IdeaData-driven

evidenceAction

“Successful

aging”

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The Mayor’s Pledge unites city leaders around a commitment

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Mayors across America signed the pledge

Source: Milken Institute.

• New York, NY

• Boston, MA

• Philadelphia, PA

• Chicago, IL

• Atlanta, GA

Los Angeles Mayor

Eric Garcetti signs the pledge.

• Los Angeles, CA

• San Francisco, CA

• Denver, CO

• Anchorage, AK

• Honolulu, HI

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352 U.S. metropolitan areas were measured, compared and

ranked for promoting and enabling successful aging

Top Large Metros

• Madison, WI

• Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

• Provo-Orem, UT

• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

• Salt Lake City, UT

• Jackson, MA

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

• Toledo, OH

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Purpose-driven programs ranging from intergenerational

tutoring to foster grandparenting are up and running

• AARP Experience Corps

• Elders Share the Arts, NYC

• Grandparents Park, Wichita

• Family Friends, Temple University

Intergenerational Center

• Seniors4Kids, Kentucky

• Workforce Academy for Youth,

San Diego County

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Importance of community characteristics for successful aging

in place

Source: AARP.

10

15

18

19

22

27

30

11

17

21

27

26

38

36

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Being near transit (bus or rail)

Being near work

Being near good schools

Easy to walk

Being near church or social organizations

Being near where you want to go

Being near friends and/or family

Extremely important Very important

Percent response of 45+ year-olds surveyed

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Will the sharing economy enable greater mobility for older

adults in cities?

• Tomorrow’s transportation

systems

• Uber

• Lyft

• Lift Hero

• SilverRide

• Google Self-Driving Car

Sources: The Big Think, Google.

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Guiding principles for age-friendly businesses

1. Age-neutral workplace

2. Supportive working environment

3. Age-sensitive culture

4. Life-long learning and participation

5. Financial planning for longer

working lives

6. Supportive care-giving

7. Healthy ageing

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#MIGlobal Sources: Global Coalition on Aging, Intel.