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As states and communities approach, reach or exceed their fifth year of membership in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, the achivements rack up. Here's a look at accomplishments and the works in progress.

BIRMINGHAM (2018) (2016) (2015) (2016) Page 23 (2017) Page 92, 94, 100 (2019) Page 13, 16, 36

TUCSON (2021) (2020)

STATEWIDE g' (2021) ANAHEIM (2018) Page 3 BERKELEY (2020) EMERYVILLE (2018) (2018) Page 114 SAN JOSE (2018) Page 8, 9 WEST HOLLYWOOD (2021) WEST SACRAMENTO (2018) (2017) (2015) (2018) Page 35 (2017) Page 24 (2016) Page 93

STATE OF COLORADO
(Joined 2018) EAGLE COUNTY (2020)

WASHINGTON DC (2019) (2015)

STATE OF FLORIDA (2020) (Joined 2019) CUTLER BAY (2021) (2021) (2017) (2017) Page 139 MIAMI (2021) (2020) (2018) Page 9 SARASOTA COUNTY (2021) (2021) (2020) ST. PETERSBURG (2019) Page 13 (2018) WILTON MANORS (2020)

ATLANTA (2021) MACON-BIBB
(2020) (2020) (2018) (2015) (2015) (2015) (2014) (2014) (2018) Page 112 (2017) Page 67 (2016) Page 26 (2018) Page 12, 21 NORCROSS (2019)

HONOLULU (2021) (2019) (2018) (2018) (2015) (2018) Page 32, 33, 36, 98 (2017) Page 83 (2018) Page 40

CHICAGO DANVILLE (2019) (2017)

FORT WAYNE (2018) (2017) (2018) Page 40, 104 (2017) Page 57 (2018) Page 39 (2019) Page 4, 22, 28, 32, 38 GARY (2019) (2016) (2018) Page 43 (2017) Page 133 (2016) Page 83 (2018) Page 2

DES MOINES (2022) (2020) (2020) (2019) (2016) (2015) (2015) (2015) (2014) (2016) Page 37 (2017) Page 16 (2019) Page 20, 21, 26, 31, 32

LOUISVILLE (2022) (2018) (2016) (2016) (2016) (2018) Page 120 (2017) Page 50 (2016) Page 50 (2018) Page 3

STATE OF MAINE (2020) (Joined 2019) BIDDEFORD (2017) BOWDOINHAM (2021) (2020) (2015) BUCKSPORT (2019) (2018) (2017) Page 44 EASTPORT (2019) (2017) (2018) Page 28 GEORGETOWN (2020) NEW BEDFORD (2020) NORTH YARMOUTH (2018) (2018) Page 64 OLD ORCHARD BEACH (2017) PORTLAND (2022) SACO (2019) (2018) (2017) SULLIVAN (2021)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY (2021)

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS (Joined 2018) BOSTON (2020) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2018) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2014) (2012) (2018) Page 25, 50, 57, 70, 80 (2016) Page 11 (2018) Page 36 (2018) Page 4 SALEM (2022) SWAMPSCOTT
(2017) (2017) Page 72

STATE OF MICHIGAN (Joined 2019) AUBURN HILLS (2021) (2015) HIGHLAND PARK (2017) (2015) (2017) Page 68

MINNEAPOLIS (2018) (2018) (2017) (2016) (2016) (2015) (2015) (2018) Page 21 (2016) Page 39, 73 (2019) Protected Intersection: Minneapolis, Minnesota

(2022)

MONTCLAIR (2020) PRINCETON (2018)

CARLSBAD (2021)

STATE OF NEW YORK (2020) (2018) (Joined 2017) BUFFALO (2017) CHEMUNG COUNTY (2021) NEW YORK CITY (2015) (2018) Page 11 WESTCHESTER COUNTY (2015)

CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG County (2018) (2008) (2017) Page 74

COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY (2022) (2021) (2020)

PORTLAND (2020) (2015) (2019) Page 2, 7, 9

PHILADELPHIA (2021) (2017) PITTSBURGH (2021) (2020) (2020) (2019) (2018) (2016) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2018) Page 36, 56, 57 126 (2016) Page 50 (2018) Page 4

CUOMO

CHATTANOOGA (2018) Page 13

AUSTIN BROWNSVILLE (2015) (2015) (2014) (2017) Page 74 DALLAS (2017) (2017) (2016) (2018) Page 33, 104 (2016) Page 89 (2018) Page 4, 7 (2019) Page 15 FORT WORTH (2018) (2017) (2016) (2018) Page 46, 81, 84 (2016) Page 49, 60 (2019) Page 18, 31, 37 (2018) Page 6 HOUSTON (2018) Page 5 SAN ANTONIO

NEWPORT (2016) (2015) (2014) (2018) Page 60 (2017) Page 92

TERRITORY OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (Joined 2019) (2018) (2018) Page 118

(2021)

JACKSON HOLE (2017) (2017) (2018) Page 110

SEATTLE/KING COUNTY (2020)

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