NCST News

Cycling – A Transportation Mode that Can Help Older Adults Stay Healthy
Cycling is one of many transportation options that older adults can pursue. In addition to being able to get around, people can reduce their risk of chronic disease and maintain their health through cycling to the grocery store, work or other places. Read more about the benefits of cycling in this interview with an older woman who uses a bicycle for transportation whenever she can.

Teleconference Highlights NCST Resource on Transportation in Indian Country
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and NCST presented the teleconference Transportation for Elders Living on Indian Reservations: Challenges, Funding and Good Practices. Listen to the audio or read the transcript from this event.

NCST Announces Mobility Management Grantees
Eight grantees have been selected to receive funding for projects that demonstrate innovative and effective approaches for providing mobility management to benefit older adults.

Update from Former NCST Grantee
Working with the Aging in Place Partnership (AIPP), Meadowlink in northern New Jersey has announced an expansion to South Brunswick of their successful Community Cars Program. A 2008 NCST grant contributed to the development of this program. 

Upcoming Training

Best Practices in Premium Paratransit Service—Webinar
On May 16 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, Easter Seals Project ACTION will conduct a webinar in which participants will learn about the successful premium paratransit services that ACCESS Transportation System  in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania provides.

Industry News

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Invites You to Participate in a National Online Dialogue on Veterans Transportation
Beginning May 7, "Strengthening Transportation Choices So We Can Serve Those Who Have Served Their Country" will provide a forum for U.S. veterans, service members, their families, and community service providers to share ideas and solutions that will help to ensure our transportation networks work for everyone. The dialogue is open May 7 - June 8, 2012.

The Beverly Foundation Announces 2012 STAR Awards Winners
A committee of 19 experts in aging and transportation have selected the Beverly Foundation’s 2012 STAR Award winners. $180,000 in awards were conveyed to eighteen organizations that provide transportation to older adults.

New AARP video features TOD  
Active Living for All Ages: "Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit,” a new video produced by the AARP Public Policy Institute, features conversations with residents, local officials and experts in Transit Oriented Development in Arlington, Virginia.

New Taxi Technology for Riders Who are Blind or Have Vision Impairments
The groundbreaking software enhancements are designed to enable taxi riders who are blind or have vision impairments to independently access the credit card payment system and other technology features in New York’s yellow medallion taxicabs as well as taxi fleets around the nation.

Research 

It's My Choice: Safer Mobility for an Ageing [sic] Population
Released by the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, this report looks at the demographic changes in the UK, safety and mobility issues, and the public and private transportation options for an aging population.