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| The future of transport in an ageing society | | Author(s) | George Holley-Moore, Helen Creighton |
| Corporate Author | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK; Age UK |
| Publisher | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK, London, June 2015 |
| Pages | 32 pp |
| Source | ILC-UK, 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB. Download: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/pub... |
| Keywords | Transport services ; Usage [services] ; England. |
| Annotation | An ILC-UK and Age UK project sets out the key transport challenges arising from the UK's ageing population. This report uses analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and evidence from transport experts at a stakeholder's workshop, to argue that the current transport system is failing to meet the needs of many older people. Despite free bus travel, one third of over 65s in England never use public transport. More than half either never use public transport or use it less than once a month. Some 35,000 people aged 65-84 in England have difficulty walking even a short distance, but are restricted to using public transport, making any journey difficult. 1.45 million over 65s find it quite difficult or very difficult to travel to a hospital, whilst 630,000 over 65s find it difficult or very difficult to travel to their GP. This report considers ways in which transport options could be improved for older people: devolution of central Government powers to local communities could mean more flexible transport services which better reflect the needs of older people; advances in technology (e.g. driverless cars and use of IT to provide public transport information; and volunteer-run transport schemes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150710006 E |
| Classmark | O: QLD: 82 |
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