5th Annual AARP Livable Communities National Conference: Day 1 Schedule

5th Annual AARP Livable Communities National Conference: Day 1 Schedule


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The 2017 AARP Livable Communities National Conference was an opportunity for elected officials, planning professionals, local leaders and community advocates from throughout the nation to


share ideas, best practices and solutions for making towns, cities and communities more livable for people of all ages.

The schedule of events for November 15, 2017 are listed


below.Videotaped presentations and panels — indicated with the notation (v) — can be viewed via the links below. (The breakout sessions were not videotaped.)To learn about the featured


speakers, click here.  Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price speaks to an audience of more than 400 people audience at the 2017 AARP Livable Communities National Conference. Photo by Jeff Abramo


7:30-8:30 am: Early Bird Conversations

Livable Communities 101AARP Volunteer Meet-Up      


8:30-9:00 am: Welcome! (v)

Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, AARPJoe Chow, Mayor, City of Addison, Texas


9:00-9:45 am: Leading the Way Forward in Transportation (v)Moderated by Nancy LeaMond

Roger Millar, Secretary, Washington State Department of TransportationSeleta Reynolds, General


Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation   


10:00-10:45 am: Building Momentum for Livable Communities Change in Texas (v)Introduced by Bob Jackson, State Director, AARP Texas Panel moderated by Janee Briesemeister, Chair, Austin


Commission on Seniors

Betsy Price, Mayor, City of Fort WorthNick Mitchell-Bennett, Executive Director, Community Development Corporation of BrownsvilleJanice Sparks, Senior Staff Analyst,


Houston Department of Health and Human Services


11 am-Noon: Breakout Sessions

Creating Healthy Places for Healthy People: Stories from the Road                                            Age- and Dementia-Friendly Together on the


Massachusetts Coast                                          How We Roll: Bikeable Community Workshops in Minnesota                                      Building a Livable Indianapolis


Through Transit                        Complete Streets and Vision Zero: Complementary Approaches to Making Roadways SafeMeeting the Demand for Homes That Make Life Easier          How to


Transform Your City to Be Age-Friendly Within Days, Not Years                   


Noon-1 pm: A Conversation About Housing, Placemaking, Livability and More (v)Moderated by Nancy LeaMond

Julián Castro, former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,


former Mayor, City of San Antonio, Texas 


1:15-2:15 pm: Breakout Sessions

Meaningful Participation for Under-Represented Older Adults in Age-Friendly CommunitiesIt Takes a Village: Building Collective Strategies to Support


Multi-Sector Collaboration     Sustaining Livable Communities Across Changing Local Administrations                                  Evaluating and Approaching Local Livable Community


Advocacy Strengthening Citizen Engagement at the Municipal Level       Safer Communities in an Autonomous Vehicle World                   The AARP Livability Index 2.0: Creating Communities


for People of All Ages 


2:30-3:30 pm: Breakout Sessions

Complete Streets Implementation: Engaging Influencers and Residents Role of Statewide Partnerships in Livable Communities          Missing Middle Housing:


Successes in Advancing the Livable Communities DiscussionBuilding a Trained Advocacy Corps: Lessons from Urban Social MovementsFinancing Strategies for Livable Communities


                              Tiny Homes for Seniors                                      Building a Public Realm That Creates Real Value     


 3:45 pm: Depart for Field Trips and Activities


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