Policy Areas Impinging on Elderly Transportation Mobility: An Explanation with Ontario, Canada as Example

Ruben Mercado, Antonio Páez and Bruce Newbold

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: As countries face the challenges posed by rising numbers of older persons, the need to reassess their respective policies to address transport needs in aging societies is increasingly recognized in relation to health and sustainability goals. This paper proposes the examination of six interrelated policy areas affecting elderly mobility in a country or administrative region. A general survey of policy developments in each of these areas could improve current strategies and existing processes in the planning and implementation of mobility services that will be responsive to both elderly and the general population now and in the future. These include: 1) general transport policy framework; 2) travel mode preference; 3) alternative transport infrastructure stock and investments; 4) housing-land-use-transportation linkage; 5) research and technology applications that improve travel mode and environment; and 6) institutional and legal reforms. These policy areas are discussed and given concrete elucidation in the case of Ontario, Canada. Reflections and recommendations for further research and policy action deemed critical in the case region are highlighted.

Keywords: transportation; aging; regional policy; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R42 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2007-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-geo and nep-ure
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap187.pdf (application/pdf)
Our link check indicates that this URL is bad, the error code is: 404 Not Found (http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap187.pdf [302 Moved Temporarily]--> https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap187.pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:mcm:sedapp:187

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by ().