Atlanta is among the AARP’s best places to live for seniors. The AARP has named Atlanta, Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, Chandler, Arizona outside of Phoenix, Milwaukee and Portland, Oregon as the best places to live for older Americans.
Among the reasons the cities are senior-friendly … urban renewal plans that favor mass transit, encourage walking, and allow older people to downsize while staying in their neighborhoods.
In Atlanta, the AARP looked at city initiatives promoting mixed-income housing as well as mixed-use living in areas like Atlantic Station. The AARP also like Atlanta’s availability of cultural venues within walking distance of residential developments, such as the High Museum of Art in Midtown.
The rankings appear in AARP magazine’s September/October issue.
Among the reasons the cities are senior-friendly … urban renewal plans that favor mass transit, encourage walking, and allow older people to downsize while staying in their neighborhoods.
In Atlanta, the AARP looked at city initiatives promoting mixed-income housing as well as mixed-use living in areas like Atlantic Station. The AARP also like Atlanta’s availability of cultural venues within walking distance of residential developments, such as the High Museum of Art in Midtown.
The rankings appear in AARP magazine’s September/October issue.
