From Transportation Equity to Accessibility Capability: A New Framework to Guide Transportation Planning for Older People

S Li - Journal of Planning Literature, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite increasing attention to theories in transportation equity, few focus on specific social
groups, such as older people. Scholars and practitioners need to better understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Accessibility by public transport for older adults: a systematic review

L Ravensbergen, M Van Liefferinge, J Isabella… - Journal of Transport …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accessibility, the ease of reaching destinations through a transport network, holds great
potential to help foster equitable and sustainable cities. Though equity analyses are often …

Designing communities to enhance the safety and mobility of older adults: A universal approach

E Dumbaugh - Journal of Planning Literature, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
By 2030, seventy-two million people, or fully one of every five Americans, will be aged sixty-
five or older, raising important concerns about how our cities, communities, and …

Do aging populations have differential accessibility to activities? Analyzing the spatial structure of social, professional, and business opportunities

MW Horner, MD Duncan, BS Wood… - Travel Behaviour and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Accessibility is facilitated by well-organized transportation systems that move people
efficiently, and it is improved as more activities are reachable to people given the means of …

Designing age-friendly communities: A mixed methods investigation into built environments that support older adults' access to transportation

K Hosford - 2023 - summit.sfu.ca
Transportation is a critical link that enables older adults to connect with family and friends
and access health care services, recreational opportunities, and other essential goods and …

Transportation for an aging population: Promoting mobility and equity for low-income seniors

A Loukaitou-Sideris, M Wachs, L Levy-Storms… - 2018 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
This study explores the travel patterns, needs, and mobility problems faced by diverse low-
income, inner-city older adults in Los Angeles in order to identify solutions to their mobility …

Aging in activity spaces: how does individual accessibility compare across age cohorts?

BS Wood, MW Horner - The Professional Geographer, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The proportion of individuals age sixty-five and over is growing at an astronomical rate in the
United States, and some estimate that this demographic age group will double by the year …

Assessing accessibility to service facilities for older people in age-restricted communities from the perspective of equity

Y Chen, B Liu, Y Shen, L Li - Journal of Transport & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Accessibility to service facilities has a significant influence on seniors' well-
being and quality of life. Geospatial examination of access to these facilities for age …

Neighborhood design and the accessibility of the elderly: An empirical analysis in Northern California

X Cao, PL Mokhtarian, SL Handy - International Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The low mobility of seniors may be due in part to a history of auto-oriented transportation
and land use policy decisions. More recently, land use policies that make it possible to drive …

Ageing in a low-density urban city: Transportation mobility as a social equity issue

G Adorno, N Fields, C Cronley, R Parekh… - Ageing & …, 2018 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this study was to examine older adults' experiences and perspectives
regarding transportation mobility. Using a community-based participatory research …