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Title:

LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR THE ELDERLY IN ONTARIO

Accession Number:

00386421

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

In Canada few long-range planning studies hve addressed the transportation needs of the rapidly growing proportion of elderly people in the general population. In this paper the characteristics of the elderly population are identified, and forecasts about this population to the year 2021 are discussed. Given these data, the elderly population is segmented into seven life-style groups, such that the group definitions are invariant through time, but the number of people in each group is allowed to change. Next technological, organizational, and service-related innovations that may be applied to five modes of transportation are enumerated. These innovations are briefly discussed, and how they might affect the seven life-style market segments is outlined. Finally, three scenarios for the future are developed to indicate which innovations are most likely to affect large groups of the elderly. Findings indicate that innovation in small-scale, locally oriented types of special transit appears to be able to increase the mobility of the largest number of elderly persons.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

00391823

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Wolfe, Robert A
Miller, Eric J

Editors:

Herman, Scott C

Pagination:

pp 44-51

Publication Date:

1983

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 934
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1983-1-17 to 1983-1-21

ISBN:

0309036240

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (4) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Long term

Geographic Terms:

Canada; Ontario (Province)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 28 1984 12:00AM

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