Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Events

Good to Go: Transit Options for Older Adults

4:43 PM EDT on August 25, 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm.
Kimmel Center, NYU, Manhattan
"Good to Go: Transit Options for Older Adults."
With James Simpson, Federal Transit Administration chief.

Registration is required. To register, please fill out the registration brochure or call (212) 992-9864.

Just as with the rest of the population, the aging population has mobility needs, but in some cases, these needs differ and cannot be addressed by just responding to the mobility and access needs of the overall population. Transit in its various forms (commuter rail, subways, buses, paratransit) is often seen affordable, easy-to-use, and flexible. Yet, according to AARP, even in urban areas where transit options are available, most individuals age 65 and older still rely on private vehicles - either their own or those of family members or friends - for their transportation needs. Recognizing that transit is only one piece of a larger set of concerns related to how the region must address the broad transportation needs of older adults, this event will set the framework for looking at the issues and challenges for the region's aging population and their interaction with the transportation system. While focusing on transit, this event will begin the education process and lay out a vision for how to create a plan that could serve as a national model.

Sponsored by NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, AARP, Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NYU Wagner Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS), University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)

Registration is required. To register, please fill out the registration brochure or call (212) 992-9864.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

The Toll of History: MTA Board Approves $15 Congestion Pricing Fee

New York City's congestion pricing tolls are one historic step closer to reality after Wednesday's 11-1 MTA board vote. Next step: all those pesky lawsuits.

March 28, 2024

Company That Fought McGuinness Safety Project Wants to Seize Bklyn Street for Private Backlot

Broadway Stages to Greenpoint residents: "Street safety for me, not for thee."

March 28, 2024

SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver With Fake Plate Seriously Injures Cyclist

The 5 p.m. crash occurred at Flushing and Waverly avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

March 28, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines: Shakira Shakira Edition

Pop superstar Shakira performed for a crowd of 40,000 packed into the Times Square pedestrian plazas. Plus congestion pricing news and more.

March 28, 2024
See all posts