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The Role of Regional & Local Planning Organizations in

Making Age-Friendly Communities

Peter N. Wood Vice President of Programs and Community Investments

Health Foundation of South Florida



Why Regional and Local Planning Organizations are so Important?

•  Establish)the)policy)(vision))and)the)regula7ons)(standards))for)community)

•  Determines))

•  Community)condi7ons)

•  Level)of)age=friendliness



Exhibit A



WHO Age-Friendly City Domains

•  Three “Big” Domains – Transportation – Housing – Outdoor spaces/

buildings



Mission: Create a community for all ages, where older adults in Miami-

Dade can stay active and healthy with dignity and enjoyment.



Miami Dade Age-Friendly Infrastructure & Framework

•  Infrastructure)•  Lead)Agencies))•  Steering)CommiAee)•  Backbone)Organiza7on))•  Resources)for)infrastructure)•  Capacity)building)

•  Framework)•  Collec7ve)Impact)•  Results)Based)Accountability)•  Policy)Systems)and)

Environmental)Change)



Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Core Elements

•  Unified)vision)and)commitment)•  Data)gathering)and)analysis)•  Selec7on)of)priority)areas)•  Root)cause)analysis)•  Ac7on)plan)development)•  Constant)communica7on,)

neutral)facilita7on)and)coordina7on)

•  Unified)measurement)•  Resource)development)•  Ac7on)Plan)Implementa7on)



Target Regional & Local Planning Organizations

•  South)Florida)Regional)Planning)Council)

•  Miami=Dade)County)Planning)Department)

•  Miami)Dade)Metropolitan)Planning)Organiza7on)

•  Miami=Dade)Transit)

•  Miami=Dade)Parks,)Recrea7on)and)Open)Space)



Policy Targets

•  Miami=Dade)County)Comprehensive)Master)Plan)•  Housing)element)•  Land)use)element)•  Transporta7on)element)

•  Miami=Dade)Long)Range)Transporta7on)Plan)

•  Miami=Dade)5)Year)Transit)Plan)



Planning-Oriented Strategies

•  Meet)and)collaborate)with)planning)organiza7ons)

•  Iden7fy)when)policy)documents)will)be)revised)

•  Assess)&)iden7fy)AF)change)to)policy)documents))

•  Par7cipate)in)Steering)CommiAees)revising)policy)

•  Incorporate)AF)objec7ves)and)assessment)measures)

•  Ensure)everything)is)supported)by)data)•  Developing)AF)planning)toolkits)(Older)

adult)input))•  Formally)iden7fy)AF)capital)

improvement)projects)



Potentially Aligned Planning Forces

•  Complete)Streets)

•  Smart)Growth)

•  New)Urbanism)

•  Ac7ve)Living)by)Design)Principles)

•  Quality)Growth)



Most Salient Accomplishments

•  Age=Friendly)CDMP)Amendments)were)unanimously)approved)by)the)Board)of)County)Commissioners)and)the)State)of)Florida)

•  The)County’s)Long)Range)Transporta7on)Plan)(Plan)2040))has)been)modified)to)include)specific)objec7ves,)measures)and)transporta7on)analysis)with)an)increased)focus)on)older)adults.))

•  Established)County=wide)Age)Friendly)Park)standards)and)toolkit))



www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

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