{"id":3057,"date":"2025-06-04T21:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:27:34","slug":"afc-webinar-from-policy-to-practice-making-transportation-work-for-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/afc-webinar-from-policy-to-practice-making-transportation-work-for-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Webinar – From Policy to Practice: Making Transportation Work for Older Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AFC Webinar Video – From Policy to Practice: Making Transportation Work for Older Adults<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our latest Age-friendly Communities webinar explores how local governments and communities can design and implement transportation systems that support older adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by BCHC Executive Director Vanessa Manuel, this one-hour webinar features two expert presenters who discuss how older adults can stay active and independent \u2013 a key to healthy aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Featuring<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Hosford<\/strong> \u2013 Researcher and expert in age-friendly city design, sharing insights from her doctoral work using a mixed-methods approach to urban planning for aging populations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Cook<\/strong> \u2013 Board member of the Gabriola Community Bus Foundation, highlighting an Age-Friendly transit project that improved rural transportation for older adults in B.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Real-world strategies for age-friendly transit <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A community case study <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Q&A with our expert speakers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Whether you’re a planner, policymaker, or advocate for age-friendly environments, this session is packed with actionable insights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #AgeFriendly #BCHC #HealthyAging #TransitSolutions #OlderAdults #AFCWebinar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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