Offsite Information Group Walk: Meet outside the DoubleTree Main Entrance. Departing from there.
Location: Calaroga Terrace 1400 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR Upon Arrival: Enter at the guest entrance at Clackamas and NE 2nd Streets. Once in, they'll sign in as attending the OATS Mobile Workshop
Join us for this mobile workshop to be part of a conversation regarding the mobility habits and needs of Calaroga Terrace residents, then go for a walk around the community with a resident to assess sidewalks, trails, street crossings, and other things that help residents be mobile without driving. The workshop uses a new approach to planning these elements of the ‘built environment’ around older adult communities and in the surrounding neighborhoods that were studied several years ago at 10 older adult communities in California. The study developed two methods for determining how well cities such as Portland include older adult communities in their infrastructure planning and funding, and if older adult communities offer on-campus facilities for physical activity such as walking. The workshop will take residents through those evaluations of the sidewalks, street crossings, and other elements around the community.
This workshop is especially timely, as projects such as the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway expansion are being developed now near your facility. Lisa and Gena are part of the planning team for this State-lead project.
Thank you to Jason Wart, Executive Director of Calaroga Terrace and Bea Israel the Enrichment Director for welcoming us into their community.
ADA Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Lisa Strader is a certified ADA Coordinator currently serving in that role for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Lisa works within the bureau to ensure PBOT programs and activities are accessible to people with disabilities. She works with designers to ensure that the... Read More →
Carol’s work focuses on mobility and wellness for older adults, including the need to revise long-standing perceptions of older adults. She developed a typology of older adults' physical activity, which she sees as part of a three-legged stool that includes Person-Environment Fit... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 12:15pm PDT Offsite
