Access to Public Transit and Its Influence on Ridership for Older Adults in Two U.S. Cities

Growth in the population of older adults (age 60 and above) in coming years will challenge urban planners and transportation managers to provide travel options that support autonomy. To investigate barriers that older adults experience in using public transit, this research explores associations bet...

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Volume:	2
Main Author:	Daniel Baldwin Hess
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies 01.01.2009 University of Minnesota
published in:	Journal of transport and land use Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 3 - 27
Data of publication:	20090101
ISSN:	1938-7849 1938-7849
EISSN:	1938-7849
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Walking Travel City buses Light rail transit Transportation Transportation studies Older adults Ridership Rail transit Public transportation older adults, elderly, senior citizens, public transit, access, walking, physical activity
Online Access:	Fulltext
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