Aging Populations

As aging populations grow, more cities and design organizations are looking at how to make streets safer for older residents.

Americans are getting older. But are cities responding to the needs of their older residents?

About a quarter of the counties in the U.S. are seeing more deaths per year than births, according to census data.

Struggling Rust Belt cities could be the smart move for retirees, according to this article.

Most of rural America is getting older. But not all of it.

America is aging. 'By 2030, nearly 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older.' This aging population has significant clout. Nearly one third of the population is over 50, and they control half the country's discretionary spending.

As New York City's population grows older, the city is developing age-friendly districts. The districts will include improvements from grocery discounts to more time to cross busy intersections.

Emigration is up and the birth rate is dropping in Germany, where people are starting to worry about what a shrinking and aging population will mean for the country's future.

There are senior-living and retirement communities all over the U.S., but a new breed of housing for the elderly is emerging in cities across the world: the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community, or NORC.

Towns in East Texas have watched their children graduate high school and leave town for generations- in some towns, up to 90% of graduates flee. Job development is key to keeping the kids down on the farm, but older locals balk at growth.