Given the aging demographic landscape, the concept of walkable neighborhoods has
emerged as a topic of interest, especially during the last decade. However, we know very …

Abstract Introduction Hong Kong older adults have been found to accumulate high levels of
walking compared to their Westerns counterparts living in low-density cities. These …

The positive effect of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of many chronic
diseases and age-related disabilities, such as mobility-disability, are widely accepted …

Accessibility is facilitated by well-organized transportation systems that move people
efficiently, and it is improved as more activities are reachable to people given the means of …

This study applies measures of transportation accessibility—as distinct from traditional
mobility metrics—to seven metropolitan regions in the United States. By merging …

The proportion of individuals age sixty-five and over is growing at an astronomical rate in the
United States, and some estimate that this demographic age group will double by the year …

To examine associations between perceived destination accessibility within different
distances from home and self-reported overall amounts of walking for different purposes …

The low mobility of seniors may be due in part to a history of auto-oriented transportation
and land use policy decisions. More recently, land use policies that make it possible to drive …

The aging of suburbs requires that pedestrian accessibility be favored in this type of
environment, because walking is a key element in the quality of life of seniors. This article …

An ageing population poses various challenges to a society. Improvements in the medical
system and the transportation network are both needed to maintain and to improve the …