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An older adult walks with the aid of a walker along a grass and tree-lined path in front of Lakeside Senior Apartments in Oakland.
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What makes an age-friendy home?

By Michelle Gagnon-Creeley 2025 . 03 . 222025 . 04 . 22

A version of this article was originally published by Happy Cities in March 2025. This post supplements the “Building Social Connections Toolkit: Age-friendly Edition,” which illustrates how to design home…

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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Design tools to support wellbeing

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 09 . 122024 . 12 . 16

Join Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy Cities on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST for a dynamic conversation about the recently launched Building Social Connections toolkit! Communities…

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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: a conversation with UK innovators

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 10 . 192024 . 12 . 16

Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.

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Join our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 09 . 152024 . 12 . 16

Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.

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Building social connections: Housing design policies to support wellbeing for all

By Team 2023 . 09 . 122024 . 12 . 08

Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and Simon Fraser University are working with six local governments in Metro Vancouver to co-create policies for social wellbeing in multi-unit housing.

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