Trends: Seniors and land use

I had been too busy to read the Times lately, so a search for one article led to the discovery of a host of articles about land development and of course, from the advantage of retrospection, a trend.

It's seniors and where they choose to live. Fascinating, especially since the elderly are living longer and are more mobile than ever before. I had written about the Wal-Mart seniors but they are just the tip of the iceberg.

Here's one about seniors who want to lived in recreation-rich, yet privileged gated communities.

Another about living on abandoned Army barracks.

There are also plenty of stories of people looking to give up their suburban home and to move to an urban setting.

How about the "bridge" demographic? Bridging empty-nesting and nursing home stages of life.