Recommendations for meeting the transportation needs of Michigan’s aging population.
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Recommendations for meeting the transportation needs of Michigan’s aging population.

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  • Creators:
  • Corporate Creators:
    University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    RC-1562
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Michigan
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Michigan. Department of Transportation
  • Abstract:
    "Mobility, or the ability to get from place to place, is important for everyone. Mobility enables people to

    conduct activities of daily life, stay socially connected with their world, participate in activities that make

    life enjoyable, and increase their quality of life. In the United States, and indeed in Michigan, personal

    mobility is frequently equated with being able to drive a personal automobile. However, because of agerelated

    medical conditions and the medications used to treat them, as people age into older adulthood

    they are more likely to experience declines in abilities needed for safe driving. Because of the preference

    for the personal automobile, and the lack of acceptable mobility alternatives, one focus of efforts to

    enhance safe mobility for older adults is to keep older adults driving for as long as they can safely do so.

    At the same time, society has a responsibility to help maintain mobility for those who are unable or

    choose not to drive. As the population of older adults in Michigan continues to grow, it is becoming more

    and more critical that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) understand the mobility needs

    of older adults and incorporate these needs into transportation facility design and planning. This project

    provided the background information needed to help MDOT identify where to concentrate resources to

    maximize the safe mobility of Michigan’s aging population. The overall goal of the project was to help

    maintain the safety and well-being of Michigan’s older adult residents by developing a set of low-cost,

    high-impact measures that could be implemented by MDOT. This goal was achieved through a literature

    review, an analysis of demographic data, and statewide surveys of older adults and family

    members/caregivers for Michigan older adults in order to gain a better understanding of the travel and

    residency patterns, gaps in transportation services, and the transportation needs and wants of Michigan

    older adult residents and the population of adults who provide care and/or transportation assistance to

    Michigan older adults. The complete results of these research activities, a list of measures for

    improving older adult mobility in Michigan, and an implementation plan are included in this report."

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    2010-0296
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