1.
Aging- Friendly
Communities Initiative
Creating Great Places to Age in New Jersey
A Collaborative Project with
 New Jersey Future
 Village of Ridgewood
 Age Friendly Ridgewood

2.
This Project Made Possible through
funding by The Henry and Marilyn
Taub Foundation
Engaged New Jersey Future
Village of Ridgewood as a model community
within North Jersey Alliance of Age-Friendly
Communities

3.
Aging-Friendly Communities
Initiative with NJ Future
--Who is Involved?
 Ramon Hache
 Jeff Voigt
 Heather Mailander
 Richard Joel
 Maryann Bucci-Carter
 Chris Rutishauser
 Jovan Mehandzic
 Deanna Schablik
 Colette Cummings
 Sue Ullrich
 Joan Groome
 Cassie Hartman
 Janet Fricke
 Sheila Brogan
 Beth Abbott

4.
Land Use Obstacles for the Aging
Population in the Village of Ridgewood
 Pedestrian Safety
 Housing Choices
Identified through
 Surveys
 Focus Groups
 Ridgewood Senior Walkability Workshop 2017
 Creating Places to Age: Land-Use Analysis of Aging-Friendliness by NJ
Future 2018

5.
Main Goals
of Aging-
Friendly
Project
Improve pedestrian safety and mobility
Expand housing diversity and affordability
Create a more vibrant mixed-use downtown
Engage residents and build initiatives that support their goals
Align with community design goals

6.
Aging-Friendly Action Priorities
 Evaluate problematic intersection crossings; and
 Consider Complete Streets strategies to focus on improving pedestrian crossings; and
 Employ pop-up traffic calming techniques as a low-cost, temporary test of which methods
to pursue
Transportation
- Pedestrian
High
 Explore examples and strategies to diversity housing options that can benefit Ridgewood's
older population.
Housing High
 Survey existing street furniture, particularly at busiest bus stops, and identify where it is
needed to ensure safe walking conditions and lighting and regular rest stops to
destinations.
Public Spaces High
 Establish priorities for a phased sidewalk and crosswalk improvement project in annual
capital improvement program, each year funding an additional increment of
improvements; and
 implement recommendations of 2017 walkability study.
Transportation
- Pedestrian
High

7.
Creating Great Places to Age
Compliments Ridgewood's
Community Priorities

8.
Public Space
Design
Public space
that serves
the needs of
the
community

9.
Demonstration
Projects
Opportunity for
people to
Engage in
change-making
and
Test before you
invest

10.
Survey Street Furniture and Bus Stops

11.
Plans for Phased Sidewalk and Crosswalk Improvements

12.
Keeping Council Up-dated
 Next Steps
 Implementation Plan Based on
the Ridgewood Age-Friendly
Priority Actions Summary
 Explore inviting speakers to
present more information on
topics of interest, such as:  Housing
 Complete Streets
 Demonstration Projects
 Place making
 Form-based Code

13.
Thank you for your Time and Support
Questions?