More Safety and Mobility for Older Adults Resources
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides practitioners with a practical information source that links aging road user performance to highway design, operational, and traffic engineering features.
Read More >Source: U.S. Census Bureau
This report examines how the age structure of the U.S. population is expected to change over the coming decades and focuses on the older population in terms of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.1 The size and structure of the older population is important to public and private interests,
Read More >Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Examines the effectiveness of four types of training techniques designed to improve the driving preference of normally aging adults.
Read More >Older Drivers in the Workplace: How Employers and Workers Can Prevent Crashes
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Fact sheet gives employers and workers information on age-related physical and mental changes that may affect older workers’ driving. It is important to accommodate these changes so older workers may continue to contribute their expertise to the workplace under the safest conditions possible.
Read More >Engaging Underserved Communities to Focus on Building More Complete Streets
Source: APHA and Transportation for America
Examines an outreach effort for a regional agency in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Read More >Strategies for Engaging Community: Developing Better Relationships Through Bike Share
Source: NACTO and Better Bike Share Partnership
Provides guidance for building meaningful and effective relationships with constituents and historically underserved communities.
Read More >Source: World Health Organization
Demonstrates how excessive and inappropriate speed is among the key risks for road traffic deaths and injuries worldwide and illustrates how safe speeds are among main components of a “safe systems approach” to road safety.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Complete streets are designed and operate to enable safe and convenient access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street.
Read More >Incorporating Qualitative Data in the Planning Process: Improving Project Delivery and Outcomes
Source: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Public agencies are always looking for meaningful public and stakeholder input into the planning process. An ongoing challenge in this process is to engage the community in a relevant, ongoing conversation about change in a way that is focused,
Read More >Memphis Bike Share Will be Private, NonProfit, and Community-Led
Source: Better Bike Share Partnership
The bike share model in Memphis is a new one for the United States: It's driven by an advertising firm and a cadre of multi-sector stakeholders, rather than the government itself.
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