Marsden, G, Jopson, A, Cattan, M et al. (1 more author) (2007) Transport and older people: integrating transport planning tools with user needs. In: World Conference on Transport Research Society, Selected Proceedings. 11th World Conference on Transport Research, 24-28 Jun 2007, San Fransisco, California, USA. World Conference on Transport Research Society
Abstract
There is a substantial body of literature to suggest that older people suffer more than most from poor public transport and a badly maintained transport infrastructure (Metz 2000, Banister and Bowling, 2004). This paper reports on a study which brings together health promotion professionals, transport planners and older people to understand these issues. A series of focus groups were used to establish the key travel behaviours and issues encountered by a sample of older travelers. The extent to which current transport planning processes identify and reduce these barriers was established through a series of accompanied walks with older people followed by discussions with the local authority engineers and by the application of a GIS tool for assessing accessibility by public transport to key facilities. The paper concludes by identifying the extent to which planning processes for older people can be improved.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | Transport Planning Tools; transport; older people; user needs |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2014 09:48 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:27 |
Published Version: | http://www.wctrs.org/index.php?option=com_content&... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | World Conference on Transport Research Society |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79046 |