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Livability Library: Rural Livability

Videos, articles, slideshows, presentations and more

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AARP Rural Lab

AARP Livable Communities works with rural and remote communities nationwide — and helps them connect with and learn from one another. Learn More

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INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS

What Is a Rural Community? (2020)

What Is a Frontier Community? (2020)

Focusing on Rural Livability (2019)

Q&A: LaMonte Guillory of the LOR Foundation (2019)

AARP Rural Livability Workshop (2019)

AARP Survey: Rural Livability (2019)

LOCAL EFFORTS

Solutions for Rural Communities in Maine, North Dakota and Wisconsin (2023)

Two Harbors, Minnesota, Takes to the Airwaves (2019)

Providing Rides Along Rural Roadways (2019)

Teaching Teens to Sew in Augusta, Maine (2018)

A Golden Solution for Slippery Sidewalks (2018)

Storm Drains That Send a Message (2017)

Unexpected Murals Enliven a Downtown (2017)

Why Facebook Users Really Like the Bangor Police Department (2017)

Maine Towns Share Solutions for Seniors and Sleepy Students (2017)

Eastport Wants and Welcomes Teleworkers (2017)

An Intergenerational Garden in Newport, Vermont (2015)

HIGH-SPEED INTERNET (AND THE LACK THEREOF)

Enabling Age-Friendly Connections in Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire (2022)

How Grayson County, Virginia, is Getting Connected (2021)

Sullivan, Maine, Crosses the Digital Divide (2021)

Many Rural Communities Still Can’t Connect to the Internet (2020)

Rural Communities Are Making Their Own Connections (2020)

Rural Libraries (and Parking Lots) Are Hot Spots (2020)

VIDEOS

AARP Rural Livability Workshop (2019)

Rural Public Transportation: Small Places, Big Impacts with John Robert Smith (2019)

Age-Friendly by Design in Rural Communities with Mark Fenton (2019)

Planting a Garden in Anadarko, Oklahoma (2019)

An Accessible Solution for Saco, Maine (2018)