The City of Solana Beach is partnering with AARP California, The San Diego Foundation, and San Diego State University Social Policy Institute, to engage and mobilize community organizations and residents in support of joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities to ensure that communities where we live are safe, livable, and better support people of all ages. The City of Solana Beach’s goal is to improve the quality of life for every resident as demographics change. The population of the Unites States is rapidly aging and by 2030, one of every five people in the U.S. will be 65 or older. And, by 2035, the number of adults older than 65 will be greater than the number of children under 18.

The Age-Friendly Solana Beach partnership strives to guide communities through the age-friendly network’s assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes. People of all ages will benefit from the adoption of policies and programs such as making neighborhoods walkable, feature transportation options, enable access to key services, provide opportunities to participate in community activities, and to support housing that is affordable and adaptable. Age-Friendly Solana Beach continues to focus on equity and aims to eliminate disparities to fairly serve all residents, especially older adults. To assist in this effort, the City of Solana Beach is launching an Age-Friendly Solana Beach Survey to gather input from Solana Beach residents.

If you or someone you know are 50 years or older and live in the City of Solana Beach community, we invite you to participate in this survey! The survey will help to identify priorities for helping Solana Beach residents age well and in place. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will be available from June 1st to June 17th, 2022 and can be accessed by clicking here for English and here for Spanish.

The survey will focus on various topics such as, Outdoor Spaces and Public Places, Transportation, Housing, Social Participation, Respect, and Social Inclusion, Work and Civic Engagement, Communications and Information and Community and Health Services. The City of Solana Beach is committed to providing meaningful and relevant services to residents of all ages specifically to older residents with a vision to keep them active and healthy while residing in this city.