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The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society

This report sets out the key transport challenges that are arising from the UK’s ageing population and is a result of a project undertaken by the International Longevity Centre  UK (ILC-UK) and Age UK.  The report looks at and uses an analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), as well as evidence from transport experts at a stakeholder’s workshop and the report argues that the current transport system is failing to meet the needs of too many older people.

One of the main findings in the report is that the current transport system is failing to meet the needs of too many older people. For example:

The report also explores opportunities for improvements (e.g. opportunities presented by improvements in technology, opportunities from increased local decision making and opportunities from volunteering) and provides guidance on achieving change at a national and local level (e.g.  Public transport providers should design their services with older transport users in mind, using technological improvements and customer insight to improve their experiences). 

To Download a PDF version of the The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society report click here.

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