Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Elderly & Disabled

As Baby Boomers Age, They Take Their Foot Off the Gas

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 13, 2012 | 1 Comment

They may be remembered as the driving-est generation. Baby Boomers, who came of age in the heyday of suburbia, have always driven more than any other generation. At the height of their driving years, boomers averaged 51 miles per day. They continue to drive 17 percent more than all other age groups, according to a […]

Should Doctors Play a Role in Determining Who’s Fit to Drive?

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2012 | 10 Comments

When to take grandma’s keys away: In the United States, this question treated is largely treated as a family matter. But that is not the case in Canada, where the government requires doctors to report to licensing authorities when their patients start showing signs that, behind the wheel, they might pose a danger to themselves […]

AASHTO’s Vision of Safe Streets for Seniors: Bigger Type on Highway Signs

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Last June, Transportation for America brought the nation’s attention to the fact that older Americans are increasingly stuck in the suburbs without adequate transportation options, leading them to see family and friends and even doctors less. That same month, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on transportation access for older Americans. The debate raged: […]

Time to See Older Drivers Through Dry Eyes

By Anne Lutz Fernandez | Oct 24, 2011 | 29 Comments

“Have you cried at your desk at work yet today? Would you like to?” Time Magazine recently asked, inviting its readers to indulge in emotion on behalf of an Iowa couple whose story went viral last week. Gordon and Norma Yeager died as the result of a car crash, the same way about 630 Americans […]

T4A Responds: Yes, Bring Transit to Suburban Seniors (Within Reason)

By Sean Barry | Jul 6, 2011 | No Comments

Cross-posted at T4America’s blog. Sean Barry is a communications associate at Transportation for America. In a Streetsblog post last Thursday, Tanya tackled a question that has been marinating since Transportation for America released “Aging in Place, Stuck without Options,” addressing seniors’ mobility challenges: Is it the job of overextended transit agencies – and the responsibility […]

Bring Transit to Senior Citizens, or Bring Seniors to Transit?

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 30, 2011 | 5 Comments

You don’t hear me say this often, but here goes: Randal O’Toole of the Cato Institute made a good point. At yesterday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on transit access for senior citizens and people with disabilities, the sprawl-boosting O’Toole posed this question: “Should transit come to the people or should people come to transit?” The […]

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