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Intentional planning is needed to balance the need for micromobility devices (including e-scooters, e-bikes, and dockless bike shares) with the goal of ensuring safe passage for all.

Policymakers should ensure that personal delivery devices are deployed in a manner that supports pedestrian safety and accessibility, including for older adults and people with disabilities.

Congress should provide financial incentives for design modifications that improve the travel environment for older adults.

Traffic enforcement practices should be administered equitably, regardless of demographic or socioeconomic factors. 

Policymakers should use effective, evidence-based assessment models to identify at-risk drivers of all ages. They should receive counseling or referrals, and appropriate action should be taken.

Policymakers should promote the creation of mixed-use livable communities.

National, state, and local parks should be age-friendly, accessible, and sufficiently funded. They should be equitably located throughout communities.

Policymakers should enact comprehensive planning statutes, regulations, and incentives that create communities that promote the independence and active community eng

Planning activities and goals should be inclusive and equitable. They should support positive outcomes for all community members, including people from groups that are discriminated against.

Policymakers should make land-use and zoning decisions that promote mixed-use communities with affordable and equitable housing and transportation options.