Housing for

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Planning Zoning
and
Housing for Older Persons Initiative
New York State Office for the Aging ??? New York
State Department of State
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal NYS
Energy Research and Development Authority USDA
Rural Development State Office NYS Office of
Mental Retardation Developmental
Disabilities Dormitory Authority of the State of
New York
September 4, 2008 The
Desmond Albany, New
York
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Trends
Demographics
Public Policies
Innovations
Preferences Expectations
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Leaving
Young educated workers
New York State
Young healthy retirees
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New York State
. . .
A good place
to live
work
grow up
and grow old
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Livable
Communities
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This Initiative

• Housing
• Universal design
• Planning
• Zoning
• Land use
• Energy efficiency
• Energy alternatives
• Green-building

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N. Y and U.S.A.
Different options Innovative strategies Successful
approaches Practical community tools
Here and there Lack of awareness Need help Face
challenges
but . . .
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This Initiative

• Raise awareness understanding
• Educate successful options and strategies
• Provide technical assistance
• Stimulate local action

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This Initiative

• 4 major components

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1. Tool kit

• Manual -- guidelines resources

• DVD series

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• Recommendations
• for demonstrations

• Governor

• Legislature

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• Publicize and
• stimulate discussion

• Participants

• Email group

• Advisory committee

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• Regional and community forums

• Educate heighten awareness

• Distribute tool kit

• Stimulate local action

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This Initiative

• Begins today ...
• ... with your input
• Afternoon break-out work sessions
• 130 300 pm

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Break-out Work Sessions -- packets
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Packets
Questions
Manuals topics
Alternatives under each topic
Manuals format
Volunteer sheet
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How about a better name ?
New York by design
Livable New York
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Why do this now ?
Why ...
critical and timely ?
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• Whats
• happening
• in
• New York ?

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Demographic Social Trends
Robert Scardamalia
Director Center for Research Information
Analysis NYS Department of
Economic Development
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Housing Long-Term Care Policy Trends
Greg Olsen
Deputy Director Policy, Research, Legislative
Affairs Division NYS Office for
the Aging
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Smart Growth Livable Communities
Paul Beyer
Director Smart Growth NYS
Department of State
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Planning and Zoning Issues
Linda King
Land Use Training Manager Division of Local
Government NYS Department of State
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Questions and Comments from you ..... then lunch