Development of an older adult empathy system to assess transit and livability.

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• Creators:
  Coughlin, Joseph F.
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged drivers
  • Public transit
  • Abilities
  • Attitudes
  • Evaluation and assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MITR21-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  The majority of older adults choose to drive to meet their transportation needs; however, ; driving may not be a lifelong option for many. Consequently, public transportation must ; be more than simply accessible—it must be easy to use and be an attractive option. ; Natural aging and the incidence of chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes and noncancer ; related pain all limit the physical capacity of older adults to easily navigate ; transportation vehicles and infrastructure. MIT students and researchers applied an ; empathy approach to better understand the possible difficulties encountered by older ; adults. While the Americans with Disabilities Act ensures access, it does not necessarily ; guarantee ease of use. ; This project developed and applied an empathy approach to better understand the ; experience of older users in a transit environment, including rail and bus. Using MITʼs ; Age Gain Now Empathy System, or AGNES, researchers identified and mapped the ; friction points for older users accessing public transportation
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26588/dot_26588_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.23 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7dd695242e3438202ee9dab4568632eedad63e87a9fa99b9318cdc7114db1ebe