State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Note to Tech-Savvy Cities: It's Not All About Attracting Millennials

Route Fifty: Cities with neighborhoods that serve as hubs for technology-related businesses and other types of innovative activity should consider how to attract and accommodate not only millennial residents but people from older age groups as well, a recent report recommends.

The paper, released last month by the Brookings Institution, notes that the focus among private sector and civic leaders in areas described as “innovation districts” tends to be on drawing in millennials because of their outsized participation in the tech sector and start-up culture.

But the paper goes on to say that these communities commonly have attributes that are well-suited for older adults too, such as transit systems, walkable neighborhoods, job opportunities and easy access to amenities like grocery stores and medical offices.

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