Travel behavior of the aging boomers : evidence from naturally occurring retirement communities (phase IV).

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• Creators:
  Zegras, Chris
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Travel behavior
  • Travel patterns
  • Retirement
  • Urban areas
  • Aged
  • Bicycling
  • Walking
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MITR22-9
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  This project represented ongoing research into the relationship of the built environment and ; travel behavior of older baby boomers(for the purposes of the research, we focus on baby ; boomers aged 55 to 64, so-called “leading edge” baby boomers). Our previous project phases ; focused on suburban areas of Boston, with a particular focus on identifying variation across ; ‘traditional’ suburban neighborhoods and nearby age-restricted neighborhoods. This particular ; research phase turned to the more urban settings of Boston, specifically the cities of: Boston, ; Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline. We had two basic objectives: ; • Understand the relationships between the built environment and baby boomers’ “active ; travel” (walking and biking) in urban areas, including understanding the relationships ; with traffic risk. ; • Understand the differences in travel behavior betweem urban and suburban boomers.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26594/dot_26594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 68.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:529f2c247af92869759cf8128b85ef5bf13d1001daf655c20f6f6fee810edf87