Gay, I looked into this a lot around 5 years ago while my father was dying and my mother needed to move out of the house. The following are two URLs that are not green but I thought were impressive.
http://www.homemods.org/ http://www.shnny.org/ Of course being near bus routes or some kind of transportation is important and being near a garden (flower and vegetable) and being able to participate in it in a small way and sit in it are very satisfying. Having a childrens garden and an old people's garden together is an interesting concept. The other problems are increasing taxes and fuel costs. Sustainable means that this has to be adjusted for people on fixed incomes. other important things are involving older people in the community, keeping them responsive and responsible as much as possible, and making sure they are not isolated. This is a subject of real importance and interest and I'm really glad that the state is getting more involved in it. I'll keep my eye out for successful strategies. Betsy At 01:13 AM 9/1/2008 -0400, Gay Nicholson wrote: >Hello Colleagues, > >I've been invited to join about 50 others in Albany on September 4 to >provide input into a new planning and zoning initiative of the NYS Office >for the Aging and Department of State regarding housing for older >persons. New York has a large and growing population of older folks, and >we need to put together a resource tool kit for communities that will help >them design wisely for aging in place and for long-term care. This tool >kit would include model zoning ordinances, guidelines, examples of >successful strategies, and resources for technical assistance. > >They are very interested in learning about what is out there in terms of >green building practices, healthy community design, energy >efficiency/renewables, and sustainable development that foresees the needs >of tomorrow's seniors. > >They also want to know what the barriers are to implementing some of the >practices that might help us keep seniors healthy and happy in New York State. > >I would appreciate hearing your ideas and suggestions, or learning of >resources you think might be useful, so that I can forward them into this >conversation. Of perhaps greatest value would be examples of exemplary >housing and community design that you think they should know about. > >And for you fellow baby boomers who will be part of the 5 million NYS >oldsters in 2025, maybe it is a good idea to spend some time imagining >exactly what kind of housing and community design will be appealing to you >and your family in the future. What kind of transitions do you imagine >for yourself in terms of housing and how that relates to your other >needs? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. > >Please send along by Wednesday afternoon. > >thanks, >Gay > >---------------------------------------------------- >Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > >607-533-7312 (home office) >607-279-6618 (cell) > >1 Maple Avenue >Lansing, NY 14882 ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sustainable Tompkins >Program Coordinator ><http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/>www.sustainabletompkins.org > >Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities >Regional Coordinator >Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County >615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >= _____________________________________________________ Elizabeth Keokosky Lead System Analyst at Tech Services Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University Phone: 607 255-9425 244 Sage Hall FAX: 607 255-6114 Ithaca, New York 14853 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
