Bolstering Mobility and Enhancing Transportation Options for Low-Income Older Adults
Report
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris | Madeline Brozen | Martin Wachs | Lené Levy-Storms
June 2018
This study explores the travel patterns, needs, and mobility problems faced by diverse low income, inner-city older adults in Los Angeles in order to identify solutions to their mobility challenges. The study draws information from:
1. a systematic literature review of the travel patterns of older adults;
2. a review of municipal policies and services geared toward older adult mobility in six cities;
3. a quantitative analysis of the mobility patterns of older adults in California using the California Household Travel Survey; and
4. empirical work with 81 older adults residing in and around Los Angeles’ inner-city Westlake neighborhood, who participated in focus groups, interviews, and walkabouts around their neighborhood.
