'Aging In Place' Increasingly Difficult In Maine's Suburbs

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Mike Lydon

2 August 2005 - 12:00pm

Housing choices are decreasing as the demand for senior housing is increasing.

The population of people older than 65 is growing steadily in the suburbs west of Portland, Maine. The trend is creating greater demand for an increased supply of "active adult communities." Towns that don't respond quickly will risk losing longtime residents.

Full Story: Suburbs look to serve seniors

Source: Portland Press Herald, August 1, 2005

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For the past half century we have been building communities for the wrong reasons. We built them to sell cars. This created all sorts of problems.

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Read the full article, written by Tim Halbur.