this can help local authorities develop strategies for the ageing challenges specific to their community in alignment with national development objectives this will help attract national investment and create shared values among citizens generating public support for the implementation of policies and raising a city s profile calgary and helsinki for example have set out longterm strategies with the overarching goal of a sustainable community that embraces citizens of all generations in calgary imaginecalgary is a year vision and longrange urban sustainability plan that outlines calgary s goals and sets specific intermediate steps for becoming a sustainable community