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


National RTAP Resources


John Martin Series: Harnessing the Forces of Change Trend 2 - Rising Age Wave, 2024 


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 Livable Communities and Transportation with extensive resources for older people, including newsletters, fact sheets, and interactive tools


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


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


Reports and Presentations


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


Kaye, Neva and Kristina Long, Toolkit: State Strategies to Support Older Adults Aging in Place in Rural Areas, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), 2019


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


National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's (NADTC)


Neder, Cole, Transportation Resource Guide for Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities, DePaul University, 2025


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


Transit Cooperative Research Program's (TCRP) Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults in COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response, 2024


Transit Planning 4 All's (TP4A) Lessons Learned in Inclusive Transit Planning with Persons with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Priority Populations, 2023


Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Taxonomy and Terms for Stakeholders of Older Adult Mobility, 2024


University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies and Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation's Transportation and Aging – Opportunities and Challenges in Rural Communities, 2024


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, 2022


USAging and Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center's 2024 Chartbook: Supporting Native Elders in Their Communities: Title VI Native American Aging Programs and Services



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Updated July 2, 2025