More Safety and Mobility for Older Adults Resources
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Covers speed safety cameras as a proven safety countermeasure.
Read More >Cycling Past 50: A Closer Look into the World of Older Cyclists, Year 5 Survey
Source: Mineta Transportation Institute
Reports on approximately 2,800 responses to a North American survey of older adults who cycle. The survey, open from March 2024 through February 2025, included questions that captured a person’s cycling over their life course, as well as their current cycling styles, habits, and preferences.
Read More >Source: United States Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau today released estimates showing the nation’s 65-and-older population has grown rapidly since 2010, driven by the aging of Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964.
Read More >Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Summarizes key takeaways from the "When Numbers Talk" conference session.
Read More >Source: AARP Livable Communities
Describes a livable community and how AARP is working with local leaders nationwide to make communities more livable for people of all ages.
Read More >Source: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
Promotes transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers.
Read More >Source: AARP
Offers examples of affordable, accessible transit services from AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.
Read More >Source: NACTO
Provides All Ages and Abilities criteria for selecting and implementing bike facilities.
Read More >Source: AARP
Shares information about the program’s resources, network, and key publications, many of which focus on safe, walkable streets for all ages.
Read More >Estimated Number of Deaths Prevented Through Increased Physical Activity Among US Adults
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
The findings support implementing evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity to potentially reduce deaths.
Read More >Source: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
Considers the mobility challenges, barriers, and gaps older adults experience to help develop forms of assistance or educational strategies to fill them.
Read More >Source: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Presents a roadmap for states to develop comprehensive crash-related data linkage systems with special attention to measuring serious injuries in crashes.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 7
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 6
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 5
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 4
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 3
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 2
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 1
Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
Read More >Source: New York City DOT
Describes countermeasures and evaluation used to slow traffic in identified neighborhoods.
Read More >North American Conference on Elderly Mobility – Noteworthy Practices Guide
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides examples of noteworthy practices including safe walking and access to transit.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides practitioners with a practical information source that links aging road user performance to design and 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, both socially and economically.
Read More >Source: Center for Health Statistics at The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
This study examines whether there are demographic or geographical characteristics that contribute to the risks of people aged 65 years and older, those in the age group with the highest pedestrian mortality rates.
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