In addition to some of
the publications that have been cited by others on this list, you might
want to check with Jane Hardin, the Senior Transportation Specialist for the
Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) in Washington DC.
Jane's email is hardin@ctaa.org. She
may have some additional references for you.
David
David Raphael 2311 SE 58th Avenue Portland, Oregon
97215 503.235.7840 draphael@comcast.net
Subject: [H+T--Friends] references to document city/transportation
planners awareness of US aging trends?
Hi everyone
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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
Irene H.
Yen, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Division of General Internal
Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San
Francisco
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