Transportation for Senior Citizens
- Can Car-Centric Suburbs Adjust to Aging Baby Boomers? - June 20, 2016
- State offers non-expiring IDs for seniors who no longer drive - Feb. 1, 2016
- The Bus Stops Here: For Seniors in Madison - Dec. 9, 2015
- Will Armstrong: More transportation options needed for seniors - May 6, 2013
- How the Travel Patterns
of Older Adults Are Changing: Highlights from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey - April, 2011
- To drive or not? A difficult — sometimes dangerous — question for seniors - Aug. 23,
2010
- Critics question Metro's bid process for paratransit service - March 14, 2010
- Fact Sheet: Linking Transportation and
Housing Solutions for Older Adults - March 2010
- As Americans Age, Public Transportation Provides Reliable Travel Option - Dec. 11, 2009
- Getting Where You Want to Go From Where You Can Afford to Live - Oct. 1, 2009
- 2006 Utah Transportation Survey: Aging and Mobility
- Mobility Voted a Top Priority at White House Conference
on Aging - Dec. 19, 2005
- AARP Report of August, 2005
- Transportation Options in an Aging Society - 2005
- Stranded Without Options: Executive Summary - April, 2004
- Stranded Without Options: Full Report in pdf - April 2004
Transportation for Disabled People
- Damaged wheelchairs, delayed rides: Accessible transit an ongoing challenge at UW-Madison - Sept. 21, 2023
- Bus Rapid Transit seeks to advance inclusivity in Madison public transportation Jan. 29, 2019
- Bus Miss Your Stop or Blow Right Past You? For the Blind, It’s Especially Troubling. A New App Helps Them - May 21, 2018
- The Bus Stops Here: For A Downgraded Paratransit Program - Nov. 30, 2017
- Last stop? - Nov. 9, 2017
- Changes in city's paratransit services expected in 2018 due to federal funding loss - Oct. 9, 2017
- Left behind - Jan. 19, 2017
- The Bus Stops Here: Freedom on Wheels for Disabled People in Madison - Sept. 17, 2013
Bus Stop Accessibility
Being unable to safely access a bus stop is a major reason many people with special needs cannot use the regular mainline bus.
Easter Seal's Project Action developed a
Tool Kit communities can use to help identify and describe problematic bus stops.
Medicaid Funding for Transportation
Technological Aides
Opinion
- Inappropriate Treatment of Disability Issues in Bus Network Redesign - April 15, 2023
- WISC Editorial: Housing & Transportation First - August 31, 2021
- Elderly, disabled residents say proposed Metro Transit changes put them in danger - April 2, 2018
- A.J. Nino Amato and Jabril Faraj: Agreed: Millennials and boomers need more public transit options - Nov. 8, 2014
- Our view on highway safety: Scrutinize older drivers - April 17, 2007
- Opposing view: Seniors are more cautious -
April 17, 2007
- Help seniors keep the keys - April 6, 2007
- For Aging Drivers, the Signs Sometimes Say 'Stop' - Dec. 6, 2005
- Seniors Need Travel Options - July 21, 2004
- Help for Car-Less Seniors - April 14, 2004