Broome County

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Broome County

• Innovative Approaches for Community Collaboration
• 2008

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Broome County

• Rural with an urban core
• Population approximately 190,000
• Age 60 population 43,000 or 21

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Critical Issues

• People need to be Socially Connected
• People need to Manage Health Conditions
• People need to Live in an Accessible Home

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Social Connections

• Support Groups for Senior Women
• Calendar of Possibilities
• Encourages people to be engaged and gives ideas
  of how to use the livability concepts in their
  lives

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Managing Health Conditions

• BC Walks
• Mission Meltaway
• Chronic Disease Self Management Program
• Greenway Project

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Accessible Housing

• Broad based meetings
• Training for Zoning and Planning

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Areas of Focus

• Educate Planning and Zoning Boards
• Understand where our NORCs are
• Educate everyone about Universal Design

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NORC

• Understand where our NORCs are
• 40 of housing units with a resident age 60
• Binghamton University defined for us, selected a
  neighborhood and evaluated

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Educate everyone about Universal Design

• Home Builders asked us to participate in their
  annual Home Show
• Held seminars on universal design, downsizing,
  reverse mortgages
• Important step in helping people to age in place

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Universal Design

• No Step Entry
• One Story Living
• Wide Doorways and Hallways
• Good Lighting
• Lever Handles and Light Switches
• Higher Toilets
• Higher Electrical Outlets

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Common Principlesof Livable Communities

• Commitment to provide
• Accessible Transportation Options
• Health and Safety
• Walk-ability
• Diverse Housing Choices
• Planned Growth
• Resource Conservation
• Active Living Options
• Opportunities for Civic, Social and Educational
  Involvement

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Outcomes of Livable Communities

• Economic Growth
• Attractiveness
• Satisfied Residents
• Increased Tourism
• Increase in Business Investment
• Vibrant and Strong Community