MIAMI: The retirement community design is still too car-centric.
The client preference for community intimacy, tranquil vistas, gardens, trees and water features is being destroyed by developers still delivering car-dominated outcomes.
Living areas surrounded by car parks, approach roads, staff car catchments, delivery bays and service practicalities continue to intrude.
The high growth sector in seniors housing is downtown CBD living where the resident can walk to obtain 90 percent of weekly needs…