Age-Inclusive Transit Environments: An Exploration of Public Transportation Systems for Elderly

Aina Mardia Zakaria; Noor Azreena Kamaluddin; Wardati Hashim; Carmelo D’Agostino

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9i28.5906

Authors

Aina Mardia Zakaria School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Noor Azreena Kamaluddin School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Wardati Hashim School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Carmelo D’Agostino Traffic and Roads, Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, John Ericssons Väg 1, 22100 Lund, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9i28.5906

Keywords:

Elderly, Public Transport, Accessibility, Urban

Abstract

The rising elderly population and rapid urban development have given rise to many interconnected challenges demanding transformative changes in the living environments to facilitate improved mobility and accessibility for the elderly. These issues encompass insufficient accessibility and infrastructure that do not cater to the needs of the elderly. This research explores the public transportation facilities in urban areas, encompassing infrastructure, services, and amenities that are accessible to the public and designed to facilitate community mobility and to identify the current facilities in public transportation and assess how effective and accessible they are for the elderly population.

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