Older Adults

Older Adults Topic Guide

Older Adults

Best practices and information about transportation for older adults can be found at these organizations.


FTA Resources


Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities - Section 5310 Funding


Organizations and Programs


Administration for Community Living (ACL) provides a web page that describes initiatives stemming from their Strengthening Coordinated Transportation Systems for People with Disabilities and Older Adults Research & Demonstration Program.


American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has pages on Liveable Communities and Transportation with extensive resources for older people, including newsletters, fact sheets and interactive tools


USAging co-administers the National Center for Senior Transportation (NCST) and Easter Seals to provide informational resources.


National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) provides best practices around older adults and transportation


Senior Lifestyle's Alternative Transportation for Seniors provides information about and links to various transportation services geared toward older adults.


Reports and Presentations


Administration for Community Living's (ACL) Profile of Older Americans, 2022


Baylor University's How Communities Can Prepare for the Growing Aging Population, 2019


MassMobility's Active Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities, 2022


National Academy for State Health Policy's (NASHP) Toolkit: State Strategies to Support Older Adults Aging in Place in Rural Areas, 2019.


National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's (NADTC) Federal Funding for Transportation Programs Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities, 2022, and Meeting the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss: Guidance for Transportation Providers, 2022


National RTAP John Martin Series Webinar: Exceptional Customer Service Across Generations, 2010   


The RAND Corporation's Transportation Equity for Older Adults, 2022


SURCOM's An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Providing Increased Mobility to Reduce Social Isolation Among America's Aging Population, 2021


University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center's Rural-Urban Differences among Older Adults, 2020


USAging's National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging Report and Toolkit, 2020


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Updated December 18, 2023

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