Ride or Relocate? Transportation and Housing Options for Senior Adults

摘要

The American population continues to mature with an impending 'aging tsunami' just a few years away. Public transportation provides freedom to much of the aging population who would otherwise be forced to give up their lifestyles. Critics of publicly funded transportation argue that many of the aging population would be better off relocating to larger communities where desired services are more readily available (Cox and O'Toole, 2004). Public transportation proponents believe that it is more desirable for aging Americans in rural areas to remain in their homes and utilize public transportation (APTA, 2008).