Hoosier Communities for a Lifetime Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Letter of intent informational webinar 3 pm - Dec. 13 & 16, 2011 Megan Coler, Real Estate Production Analyst Northeast Region, IHCDA Phil Stafford, Indiana University Institute on Disability and Community, Director, Center on Aging and Community
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Hoosier Communities for a Lifetime
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Letter of intent informational webinar3 pm - Dec. 13 & 16, 2011
Megan Coler, Real Estate Production Analyst Northeast Region, IHCDA
Phil Stafford, Indiana University Institute on Disability and Community, Director, Center on Aging and Community
Agenda for the call
• Introduction: Megan Coler, IHCDA• Background: Phil Stafford• The Planning Framework: Stafford• Q and A: Coler & Stafford
You find a good place, you want to
stay.
…the place can benefit from your presence
So what helps people stay put?
• Stable employment/income• Strong and stable social/familial
relationships• Access to home & community based
services• Emotional attachment• Financial/personal investment• A home that works over time• Neighborhood housing options• Mobility options available
Environments for a (limited) Lifetime
The first national study, Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity, found that people living in counties marked by sprawling development are likely to walk less and weigh more than people who live in less sprawling counties. Inaddition, people in more sprawling counties are more likely to suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure). These results hold true after controlling for factors such as age, education, gender, and race and ethnicity.
•Accessible bldg. design•Shopping w/in close proximity•Drugstores, grocery,& hospitals w/in close proximity•Recreation opportunities•Safe, well-designed sidewalks •Complete Streets
•Design on a human scale•Provide choices•Mixed-use development•Preserve urban centers•Vibrant public spaces•Protect environmental resources•Conserve landscapes•Design matters
Governor’s Planning Council Livable Communities (2011)
Indiana neighborhoods and communities are transformed into places that promote physical, social, mental and economic wellbeing for persons of all abilities, across the entire lifespan.
Hoosier Communities for a Lifetime
ADVANTAGESURVEY/DISABILITY POLL
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
STATEPOLICY &FUNDING DATA
PARTICIPATION
ACTION
RESOURCES*
COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMED
*Contingent on availability
“Improving a community, from beginning to end, involves
organizing people. Money is secondary.”
• Housing• Transportation• Health Care• Education• Land Use
• Executive (steering committee chair, coordinator *, lead organization reps.) the nucleus of your effort
• Steering Committee (15-25 community leaders – diverse, influential, committed)
• Sub-committees – Data (survey recruitment, data summary docs.)– Heart and Soul (story telling, other participation events) – Inclusion (outreach to engage youth, pwd, seniors)