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Livable and sustainable communities are safe and healthy. They offer residents choices in where to live and how to get around.

Planning refers to how policymakers design, regulate, and manage the built environment. Land-use, zoning, and developer requirements and incentives help planners guide development patterns.

Extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, and health emergencies can devastate communities. They can destroy housing, transportation networks, businesses, and institutions.

Redevelopment reuses previously developed land to catalyze new economic growth. It can provide new housing options or community amenities.

When done well, community planning spurs economic development that helps all members of a community thrive.

Enhancing livable communities—through projects to improve transportation options, ensure more affordable and accessible housing, and build and maintain public spaces such as parks—requires both ade

Two federal programs help states provide a broad range of social services important to older adults.

One indicator of sensible fiscal practices is maintaining balance between spending and revenues. Occasional deficits may be necessary.

At the federal level, the two categories of budgetary expenditures are entitlement and discretionary spending. 

Respect for patients’ autonomy and the right to self-determination are essential features of a high-quality health system.