Identifying Appropriate Options for Delivering Urban Transportation to Older People

This paper on delivering urban transportation to older people is from the proceedings of 14th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, which was held in Malta in 2008. The authors discuss the range of possible options to deliver public transport services to older people in urban areas in the context of the aging population of the United Kingdom. These services include registered conventional fixed route bus services, semi-fixed and flexible services, non-registered services specifically supported by local authorities and community transport operators, along with taxi and car club and car share options. The authors share case studies of a shopping service for older people targeted at residents of sheltered housing and the improvement in the delivery of services for more immobile older people. They conclude that each service type contributes to satisfying the transportation needs of older people. In addition, the stakeholders, including the older population, must be consulted as part of any successful planning and delivery process.

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• Authors:
  • Brake, J F
• Conference:
  • Urban Transport XIV: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century
  • Date: 2008-9-1 to 2008-9-3
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 57-66
• Monograph Title: Urban Transport XIV. Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Buses; Economic and social factors; Mobility; Public transit; Residential location; Shopping trips; Social psychology; Stakeholders; Taxi services; Travel demand; Vehicle sharing
• Uncontrolled Terms: On-demand operations
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01114034
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845641238
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 29 2008 10:14AM