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

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Ruben Mercado
Antonio Páez
K. Bruce Newbold

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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.

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Paper provided by McMaster University in its series Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers with number 187.

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Keywords: transportation; aging; regional policy; Canada;

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R42 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Transportation Systems - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis
R58 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Policy

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  1. Ruben G. Mercado & K. Bruce Newbold, 2009. "Car Driving and Public Transit Use in Canadian Metropolitan Areas: Focus on Elderly and Role of Health and Social Network Factors," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 243, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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