Brisbane
Achieved AARP/World Health Organization (WHO) age-friendly community designation on June 20, 2023.
The Brisbane Task Force after three months of planning and soliciting input through numerous focus groups on unmet needs of older adult residents, came up with a variety of proposed solutions. The following are the initial inaugural projects:
Domain: Transportation
Subcategory: Mobility and Pedestrian Safety
- Inventory of crosswalks in Brisbane that may need additional enforcement. Potential intersections may include San Bruno Ave, Bayshore, Valley to the Ridge from Limpan, Crocker Trail and North Hill, Valley and South Hill, Bayshore and Guadalupe Canyon, Bayshore and Vallery Drive, Bayshore and Old County and Guadalupe Canyon and Mission Blue Drive – Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
- Encourage the Got Wheels Program once the wait list has been lifted. Include the possibility of using General Funds to help add on Brisbane residents to the program. The city is budgeting $12,000 in order for more eligible Brisbane residents, roughly 10% of Brisbane’s population have the ability to receive a Got Wheels membership card starting July 1, 2023.
Domain: Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
Subcategory: Rest Areas and Wayfinding
- Perform inventory for potential placement of benches and rest areas throughout the City of Brisbane (in progress – Also checking safety of existing connecting stair cases). Maps will be developed with side notes attached for future reference.
- Develop a Brisbane Landmark sign.
Domain: Communication and Information
- Focusing on developing an “Age Friendly Community Corner” This would be included in the Luminary Newsletter, City of Brisbane website, Brisbane Eblast and the Star newsletter
- Increase communication with the Sierra Mobile Home Park. There would be city liaisons who would visit the mobile home park to give city updates. In addition, they would distribute the San Mateo County Help at Home books.
- Implement additional communication tools. This would include, but not limited to, handing out “Help at Home” Books at the Brisbane Farmer’s Market as well as other senior resources that would be available.
- In addition, disseminate information related to the medical equipment loan program that has been developed by the Lions Club.
- Brisbane would also communicate the services of “Rebuilding Together Peninsula”. This is a nonprofit organization which provides essential safe and healthy housing related repair services for vulnerable homeowners throughout San Mateo County.
- Communicating housing options available throughout San Mateo County would be a focus for the city of Brisbane. This may include HIP housing, the SMC housing portal: https://smc.housingbayarea.org
- Finally, there would be an emphasis on publicizing Brisbane Helping Hands and communicating the resources they offer in addition to the membership fees.
- Research and eventually establish a database for communication with seniors. This would be a project that the Police Department and Community Services of Brisbane would work collaboratively to develop in addition to including the youth advisory group in helping implement.