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Transit Fare Discount Processing Improvements for Disadvantaged Populations
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2019-09-19
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Edition:Year 25 Final Report
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Abstract:Transportation connects citizens to their communities and is critical to healthy aging. Globally, the world population continues to live longer, presenting important implications and challenges to economic and social policy. By 2050, 16% of the world’s population will be ages 65 and older, up from 9% in 2018 (Kaneda, Greenbaum & Patierno, 2018). Unprecedented longevity means we are not only more likely to outlive our driving expectancy, but that there will be greater demand for a wide range of transportation services to get us from point A to point B. Across Massachusetts (MA), older adults frequently face decisions about making changes to their daily modes of transportation as they age. Though population aging is not unique to MA, MA is slightly older than the general U.S. population (Dugan et al., 2014). By 2030, 21% of the state population in Massachusetts will be aged 65 and up (Dugan et al., 2014). At the same time, MA also has one of the oldest and most comprehensive public transportation systems in the U.S. (MBTA, n.d.). Consequently, MA is an interesting case study to consider the impact of population aging around the access to and use of transportation services and systems.
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