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<br />FLORIDA <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />o F <br /> <br />ELDER <br /> <br />AFFAIRS <br /> <br /> <br />.:e::. <br />-:::""':'./;1' & <br /> <br />_~'.C.t... <br />_aod""f <br />..- <br />............ <br />...dedri< <br />:z::." <br />_~"it h~C8IiIy <br /> <br />Sbir lift <br />Reduc:a the ri9k of a <br />&11 onslœp SIIIÎnI <br /> <br />-..,... <br />-- <br />aod__ <br /> <br />...... <br />~_.... <br />-......... <br />aIIow""f_ <br /> <br />...... <br />HeIpo...... ....- <br />......-. <br /> <br />Shopping - easily accessible shops, supermarkets and drugstores where employees take into con- <br /> <br />sideration the needs and preferences of older residents. <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />Accessibility - to goods and servIces means having available means of transportation that are <br />convenient and affordable; <br /> <br />· Synchronized traffic signal timing and upgraded crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety and <br />traffic flow patterns; <br /> <br />· Larger, easier to read signs; <br /> <br />· Encourage the use of environment friendly transporranon modes, such as bicycles where <br />appropriate; <br /> <br />· Selection of energy-efficient mass-transit; <br /> <br />· Community designs reducing need for individual automobiles; and <br /> <br />· Consideration of older out-of-town travelers at major airporrs, train stations and bus terminals. <br />