Cities and People: How to Live Older, Healthier, and Happier

THIS IS A THREE-PART WORKSHOP SERIES FROM 10:30AM to 12PM on October 26, 27, and 28. Registration: https://aarp.cvent.com/LC2021 Join AARP Alaska in hearing Gil Penalosa talk about how we need communities that are great for people of all ages including older adults. He will address how communities can provide safe and enjoyable infrastructure including sustainable mobility, parks, streets, public spaces, and programs that work for people of all ages. Gil points out that life as older adults is a full third of our lives, so we need to think about how we can live healthier and happier. He stresses that during this last third of our lives, less than 15% of people are very dependent on others for their basic activities which means the other 85% are relatively independent. In this course, Gil will focus on what we as a community can do to make sure those in the last third of their lives live healthier and happier.