Hi Irene, see:

"Everyone Rides: Transportation Access for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Elders;" National Center on Senior Transportation; and other publications from this organization.

>From the National Transportation Institute webinar on attracting senior drivers to public transportation:

www.aarp.org/howtogetaround - Public Transportation section that helps people find rides, including public transit, and mentions travel training, too.  It encourages people to use their mobility options – including walking, biking and riding the bus – while they still drive, so they can mix it up and get used to getting around without a car.

• AARP: Ride the Bus - It's Easy - www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/info-7-2010/ride_the_bus--its_easy.html
• Association of Travel Instruction - www.travelinstruction.org/
• Easter Seals Project Action - Travel Training - http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_travel_training&s_esLocation=tc_
• Easter Seals Project Action - http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_homepage
• Workshop on Mobility Management Video - http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=2003&z=95 - Information on Travel Training from 3 organizations who currently have a Travel Training Program
• United We Ride - www.unitedweride.gov/
• 
  

Tom Sanchez and my book, The Right to Transportation, contains substantial information on aging and transportation infrastructure.

 

A quick Google search using the words transportation and aging brings up quite a few studies and articles on the subject.  Perhaps I misunderstand your needs.  Let me know if I can help further.

 

Marc Brenman
Senior Policy Advisor
The City Project
www.cityprojectca.org
mbrenman001@comcast.net
(USA) 240-676-2436

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From: "Irene Yen" <Irene.Yen@ucsf.edu>
To: h+t--friends@chrispy.net
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:31:21 PM
Subject: [H+T--Friends] references to document city/transportation planners awareness of US aging trends?

Hi everyone -



I'm sorry I missed the inaugural meeting on July 11. I've just read through the minutes. It sounds like you had a great first meeting and have a great group of people to work on the variety of issues at hand.



I was wondering if any of you could help me with a reference or two. I am writing a policy brief for the J of the American Geriatrics Society describing built environment and mobility for older adults policy issues. I wrote that city and transportation planners are aware of the aging of the US population. My co-author suggested that this may not be the case. I did some web searching and found one report commission for the Texas state department of transportation. I found a document for the American Society of Planning Officials from 1961! It might be that it's planners in certain cities. But it seems appropriate to acknowledge their awareness. For a journal, though, I have to use report or article references.



thanks in advance!



Irene Yen





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