Press Release
The City of College Park is pleased to announce that the City achieved two significant steps on the road to livability this past June.
First, on June 17, 2021, the City was informed of its acceptance into the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities program. The City joins a handful of communities across Maryland who are committed to creating great places to live for people of all ages.
The application to the program was submitted by a work group of the City’s Seniors Committee and supported by City of College Park Resolution 20-R-21, adopted by the Mayor and Council on September 8, 2020.
Additionally, on June 22, 2021, the City received official notice of Prince George’s County Planning Board’s approval of a Planning Assistance to Municipalities and Communities (PAMC) program grant for consultant services to assist the City in preparing the Age-Friendly Action Plan required under the AARP program. The Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore will serve as project consultant.
Through participation in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, the City of College Park will:
- Support age-friendly policies, practices and programming in outdoor spaces and recreation, housing, transportation, social participation and inclusion, civic participation, and community support.
- Convene a work group of stakeholders to oversee these efforts and commit to continuous improvement.
- Engage the community, particularly older persons, in a community livability assessment process and inventory.
- Adopt an Age-Friendly Action Plan that includes goals and strategies for addressing the livability initiative areas of
- Housing,
- Transportation,
- Social Participation,
- Communication and Information, and
- Health Services and Community Support.
- Implement, evaluate, and track the progress of the Action Plan.