Funding the Transit Needs of an Aging Population

1. Funding the Transit Needs of an Aging Population TCRP Project J-11, Task 8, for APTA David Koffman Richard Weiner Scott Chapman Amy Pfeiffer

2. Objectives • Identify actions and services needed to expand mobility options for older people • Quantify demand for these public transportation services • Estimate the funding that will be needed to provide them

3. The Age Wave

4. The Age Wave

5. Services and Actions The Big Picture • Fixed-route operations and planning • Vehicles • Help for older people to use existing services • Supplementary services • Universal design at transit facilities, streets, and sidewalks

6. Services and Actions Quantifiable Services and Actions • ADA Paratransit • Dial-a-Ride • Taxi Subsidy • Volunteer Drivers • Community Buses • Outreach and Training • Information and Assistance • Driver Training

7. More Ridership by Older People

8. Funding Need

9. Funding Need

10. Where the Numbers Come From Ridership at 27 “model programs” Trip rates for each older age group Apply trip rates to national population in 2010  ridership Increase ridership using population projections Apply unit costs

11. Existing Funding Gap • Estimated cost of $4.8 billion for needed services in 2010 (capital + operating) • About one-half of this is now being provided by transit agencies and community organizations

12. Not Included in the National Estimates • Changes or increases to conventional transit service • Modifications to transit vehicles • Improvements at bus stops (accessible pathways, benches, and shelters) • Improvements to pedestrian facilities near transit stops (sidewalks, crosswalk improvements) • Planning and interagency coordination

13. Pedestrian Improvements Discussion and Unit Costs: • Medians and pedestrian refuges • Curb extensions • Crossing signals: longer timing, audible, larger • Sidewalks, lighting, curb ramps • Benches and bus shelters

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