The concept of Aging in Place drives the idea of designing our communities in an age-friendly way, by planning communities after principles akin to key components of Sustainable Community Planning. Thompson & Kent (2014) stress the importance on how the built environment can promote healthy aging in place by promoting active transportation, facilitating connective communities, and ensuring equitable access to food.
In the following sections I will define the concept of age-friendly community planning, highlight how the built environment contributes to age-friendliness, and what factors of the built environment should be considered when planning age-friendly communities.