Active travel, public transportation use, and daily transport among older adults: The association of built environment

Y Yang, Y Xu, DA Rodriguez, Y Michael… - Journal of Transport & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine active travel and public transportation use among US older adults
and the built environment characteristics associated with them. Methods Total active travel …

Destinations matter: The association between where older adults live and their travel behavior

AM Chudyk, M Winters, MD Moniruzzaman… - Journal of Transport & …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Travel behaviors, sustainable mobility, and transit-oriented developments: a travel counts analysis of older adults in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area

EE Boschmann, SA Brady - Journal of Transport Geography, 2013 - Elsevier
As older adults become a larger portion of the US population, new research examines the
changing travel behaviors and needs of older adults in cities, especially in light of aging in …

Age and retirement status differences in associations between the built environment and active travel behaviour

R Barnes, M Winters, N Ste-Marie, H McKay… - Journal of Transport & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Transport walking and transit use provide opportunities to achieve health-
enhancing activity levels within daily routines. Transit access and neighbourhood walkability …

Do rural older adults take fewer trips than their urban counterparts for lack of a ride?

M Shirgaokar, B Dobbs, L Anderson… - Journal of Transport …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aging and the presence of one or more illnesses result in limited travel for many adults age
65 and over. Yet, the need to get to essential, social, and non-emergency medical …

Environmental factors associated with older adult's walking behaviors: A systematic review of quantitative studies

HY Yun - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to systematically review the relationship between neighborhood
environments and all types of walking behaviors among older adults. Seventy peer …

Understanding travel patterns to support safe active transport for older adults

J Oxley - Journal of Transport & Health, 2015 - Elsevier
Transport and mobility needs for all aged road users are diverse and may change with
increasing age. With an increasing ageing population throughout much of the developed …

Walking, trip purpose, and exposure to multiple environments: A case study of older adults in Luxembourg

C Perchoux, R Brondeel, R Wasfi, O Klein… - Journal of Transport & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Understanding the geographical and environmental triggers for active transport
among older adults is crucial to promote healthy and independent lifestyles. While …

Where do they go and how do they get there? Older adults' travel behaviour in a highly walkable environment

M Winters, C Voss, MC Ashe, K Gutteridge… - Social Science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mobility—the ability to move about in one's neighbourhood and maintain independence—is
essential for older adults' wellbeing. Neighbourhood environments support or hinder …

What triggers selective daily mobility among older adults? A study comparing trip and environmental characteristics between observed path and shortest path

S Klein, R Brondeel, B Chaix, O Klein, B Thierry… - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
Interest is growing in neighborhood effects on health beyond individual's home locations.
However, few studies accounted for selective daily mobility bias. Selective mobility of 470 …