MOBILITY AND EMERGING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS (SENIORS)

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LIFE EXPECTANCY IS INCREASING TODAY, THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH IS-

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SENIORS BENEFIT FROM TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION PARTNERSHIPS-A TOOL BOX. PROMISING PRACTICES FROM THE AGING NETWORK. THE NATIONAL CENTER ON SENOR TRANSPORTATIONORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, 2007.

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13.1%

35.5%

30.1%

7.8% 8.3% 8.1%

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30%

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2001-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030

Growth rate of U.S. population by decade

Growth rate of over 65 year olds by decade

Growth Rate of America’s Aging Population

Source: U.S Bureau of the Census, Projections of the Total Resident Population by 5-Year Age Groups, and Sex with Special Age Categories: Middle Series, 1999 to 2100 (NP-T3), http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natsum.html 4

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U.S. Population Projections

Source: U.S Bureau of the Census, Projections of the Total Resident Population by 5-Year Age Groups, and Sex with Special Age Categories: Middle Series, 1999 to 2100 (NP-T3), http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natsum.html 5

ONE OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE IN THE US WILL BE AGE 65 OR OLDER

BY 2030

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COMPARED TO 2000, BY 2050 PEOPLE AGE 65 AND OVER IS PROJECTED TO MORE THAN DOUBLE PEOPLE AGE 75 AND OVER IS PROJECTED TO TRIPLE PEOPLE AGE 85 AND OVER IS PROJECTED TO QUINTUPLE

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25% of people between ages 65-74 have one or more functional

limitations

75% of people over 85 have three or more functional

limitations

FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS

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FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS*

* From the ADA

PHYSIOLOGICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS THAT

CREATE SIGNIFICANT LIMITATIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF

THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE SUCH AS “WALKING, SEEING, SPEAKING

AND HEARING”

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13.1%

35.5%

30.1%

7.8% 8.3% 8.1%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

2001-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030

Growth rate of U.S. population by decade

Growth rate of over 65 year olds by decade

TOMORROW’S OLDER ADULTS

•WILL TRAVEL MORE

•SEEK HIGH QUALITY TRANSPORTATION

•REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES•CIVIC ENGAGEMENT•FAITH BASED INVOLVEMENT•SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT•EMPLOYMENT

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•AVOID ISOLATION

•NEED ADDITIONAL TRAVEL OPTIONS – ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS

•DRIVING WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREFERRED OPTION

TOMORROW’S OLDER ADULTS

POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF OLDER ADULTS

•MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS•BALANCING•WALKING•STANDING•RISING•CLIMBING STEPS•HANDLING AND STORING MOBILITY DEVICES

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•COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS•HANDLING MONEY•READING AND UNDERSTANDING SCHEDULES•FOLLOWING AND REMEMBERING DIRECTIONS•TRANSFERRING VEHICLES

POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF OLDER ADULTS

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•VISION AND HEARING LOSS•ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY•NEED FOR ESCORTS•LACK OF/FEAR OF USING TRANSIT•RESISTANCE TO USING PARA TRANSIT VEHICLES•MANAGING PACKAGES•IMPACT OF MEDICATION AND/OR MEDICAL TREATMENT

POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF OLDER ADULTS

Aging in place (is the ability to live in one's own home - wherever that might be - for as long as confidently and comfortably possible. Livability can be extended through the incorporation of universal design principles, telecare and other assistive technologies.[1]

AGING IN PLACE

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65 % OF US COUNTIES ARE NONMETRO (2003)17

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

DESIGN OF PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTS TO BE USABLE BY ALL PEROPLE TO THE GREAEST EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ADAPTATIONS OR SPECIALIZED DESIGN

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PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYSCURB CUTS

CORRIDORS WITH REST STOPSSHELTERS WITH BENCHES

LARGE SIGNS SENSITIVE TO COLOR AND CONTRAST

ACCESSIBLE ROUTE MAPS AND SCHEDULES

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

•PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS•CURB CUTS

•CORRIDORS WITH REST STOPS•SHELTERS WITH BENCHES

•LARGE SIGNS SENSITIVE TO COLOR AND CONTRAST

•ACCESSIBLE ROUTE MAPS AND SCHEDULES

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

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