Developing guidelines for age-friendly buses: a survey of older peoples' preferences regarding headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations

Kieran Broome; L E Worrall; J M Fleming; D P Boldy

doi:10.7202/1086814ar

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Developing guidelines for age-friendly buses: a survey of older peoples' preferences regarding headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations

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Developing guidelines for age-friendly buses: a survey of older peoples' preferences regarding headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations

Kieran Broome, L E Worrall, J M Fleming and D P Boldy

Revue Developpement humain, handicap et changement social [Journal of Human Development, Disability, and Social Change], Vol.19(3), pp.79-86

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1086814ar

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Abstract

Transportation and Freight Services

Urban and Regional Planning

age-friendly

public transportation

buses

Background: Transport providers and policy makers should be guided by research evidence when developing age-friendly transportation services. There are significant gaps in the literature regarding older peoples' preferences for bus headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations. Therefore, the aims of this study are to 1) quantify the preferred headways for older people, 2) quantify the preferred distance to the bus stop for older people, and 3) list and rank the preferred destintaions of older people. Methods: A survey of community-dwelling older people in Hervey Bay and Brisbane (both in Australia) was conducted to quantify the preferences of older people regarding headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations. Results: One hundred participants completed the survey. The majority of older people preferred headways of a maximum of 30 minutes during the day and hourly at other times. The preferred distanace to the bus stop was 200m or less. Preferred destinations included cross-suburban travel, leisure destinations, shops, central business district, medical services and other towns. Conclusion: These results contrast with usual practice and industry conventions. Transport providers and policy makers who are interested in providing age-friendly services should attempt to meet these guidelines. They may need to consider innovative approaches in order to meet these requirements.

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Title: Developing guidelines for age-friendly buses: a survey of older peoples' preferences regarding headways, distance to the bus stop and destinations
Authors: Kieran Broome (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
L E Worrall (Author) - University of Queensland
J M Fleming (Author) - University of Queensland
D P Boldy (Author) - Curtin University of Technology
Publication details: Revue Developpement humain, handicap et changement social [Journal of Human Development, Disability, and Social Change], Vol.19(3), pp.79-86
Publisher: International Network on the Disability Creation Network (INDCP)
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.7202/1086814ar
ISSN: 1499-5549
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450508602621
Output Type: Journal article

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