AGNES and Livable Communities
Earlier research used ‘empathy’ to inform transportation students and professionals by producing personal experiences that provided insights to improve public transportation or at least identify ‘friction points’ in an otherwise accessible system. This project explored the ‘age-readiness’ of communities as to their livability for an aging America. Using MIT’s Age Gain Now Empathy System or AGNES, researchers and students sought to better understand everyday movements and friction points using sidewalks, retail environments, housing, and other pedestrian accessible destinations. In addition to using the AGNES system, a collaboration with the AARP provided a platform for shared learning about livability, aging and the critical role of mobility in quality of life across the lifespan.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
New England University Transportation Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 40-279
Cambridge, MA United States 01239Research and Innovative Technology Administration
University Transportation Centers Program
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Authors:
- Coughlin, Joseph F
- Publication Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 4p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Livability; Mobility; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Public transit; Quality of life; Walking
- Identifier Terms: Age Gain Now Empathy System
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01501350
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: MITR22-3
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 16 2013 2:07PM