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Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City", is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone. A planned commuter suburb, it is situated along the Metropolitan Branch of the historic Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, just northeast of Washington, D.C., and it borders the neighborhood of Takoma, Washington, D.C. It is governed by an elected mayor and six elected councilmembers, who form the city council, and an appointed city manager, under a council-manager style of government. The city's population was 16,715 at the 2010 national census.
Since 2013, residents of Takoma Park can vote in municipal elections when they turn sixteen. It was the first city in the United States to extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in city elections. Since then, the City of Hyattsville has done the same.
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Takoma Park has community events that tailor to all ages. There's the farmer's market and outdoor concerts in the summer. Takoma Park Festival Day and fall and Christmas events happen and all ages are invited.
In my opinion, Takoma Park, near the Takoma Park Metro Station, is very age friendly. The neighborhood is very wheelchair accessible and the community events are tailored to all age groups and some specifically to the older population.
I feel this way because people here care about each other, easy accessible, lots of recreational opportunities etc
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My community is age friendly because I have witnessed on many occasions where by individuals doing random acts of kindness to the elderly people such as: helping with carrying groceries to their vehicles, assisting with crossing the streets, and many buildings have ramps to ease the stress of step climbing for the elders.