Walking to the bus: perceived versus actual walking distance to bus stops for older adults

The walking trip from an origin or destination to a bus stop or transit station can be a barrier to riding transit for older adults (over age 60) who may walk more slowly than others or experience declining physical mobility. This article examines the relationship between transit ridership and proxi...

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Volume:	39
Main Author:	Hess, Daniel Baldwin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Boston Springer US 01.03.2012 SPRINGER Springer
published in:	Transportation (Dordrecht) Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 247 - 266
ORCID:	0000-0003-2239-236X
Data of publication:	20120300
ISSN:	0049-4488 1572-9435
EISSN:	1572-9435
Discipline:	Economics Engineering Applied Sciences
Series:	Transportation
Subjects:	Walking Public transit Innovation/Technology Management Physical activity Senior citizens Economic Geography Access Older adults Elderly Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing Economics / Management Science Regional/Spatial Science Engineering Transportation Science & Technology Technology Engineering, Civil Transportation Science & Technology Applied sciences Road transportation and traffic Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction Exact sciences and technology Older adults; Elderly; Senior citizens; Public transit; Access; Walking; Physical activity Automobile drivers' licenses Local transit Aged Analysis UNITED-STATES TRANSIT DESIGN Physical activity ACCESSIBILITY Access PATTERNS Older adults Walking OBESITY Public transit BUFFALO Senior citizens PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY BUILT ENVIRONMENT HEALTH Elderly Human Bus Accessibility Walking distance Senior citizen Residential neighborhoods Passenger transportation Origin destination model Road transportation Sociodemographic factor Adult Bus stop Distance
Online Access:	Fulltext
CODEN:	TNPRDN
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Science Citation Index Expanded - 2012 Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2012 Web of Knowledge Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science Pascal-Francis RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS