Evaluation of flexible route bus transport for older people

Kieran Broome, Linda Worrall, Jennifer Fleming and Duncan Boldy

Transport Policy, 2012, vol. 21, issue C, 85-91

Abstract: A long distance to the bus stop, poor pedestrian accessibility and inadequate shelters are barriers to bus use for older people. Flexible route bus transport poses an opportunity to overcome these barriers.

Keywords: Flexible route; Buses; Age-friendly; Elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.02.005

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