Elderly travel frequencies and transport mode choices in Greater Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19337641
AutoresLars Böcker (0000-0001-8631-8391, University of Oslo), Patrick van Amen (Utrecht University), Marco Helbich (0000-0003-0392-8915, Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen44
Número4
Páginas831-852
Fecha de publicación2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransportation (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0049-4488 • E-ISSN: 1572-9435
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11116-016-9680-z
OpenAlexW2278347881
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas61
Referencias citadas61

Demographic ageing is a key societal challenge in Europe as well as in many other western and non-western societies. A crucial dimension concerns elderly daily mobility patterns. While still partaking fewer and shorter trips than younger generations, today’s elderly have been found increasingly (auto)mobile. Although the elderly benefit from the independence, freedom of movement, and social inclusion, concerns may rise regarding the environmental and accessibility impacts of this induced mobility. The present study adds to the expanding literature on elderly mobility, an integrated analysis of the effects of socio-demographic, health, trip, spatial and weather attributes on elderly mobility. Utilizing travel diary data for Greater Rotterdam, The Netherlands, trip frequencies and transport mode choices of the elderly are analysed by means of zero-inflated negative binomial models as well as multinomial logit regression models, and contrasted to the non-elderly subpopulation to explore (dis)similarities. While the results show common determinants, the models also highlight important differences in the magnitude of the estimated coefficients and factors only influencing transport patterns for the elderly. Embedded in the context of an aging population, the empirical findings assist policy-makers and planners in several respects: For transportation plans and programs it is critical to recognize mobility needs of the elderly. As the seniors are becoming increasingly automobile, the results call for strategies to encourage older people to use more physically active and environmentally friendly transport modes such as public transport, walking and cycling

Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Mode choice · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Public transport · Sociology · Transport engineering · Transportation planning · Travel behavior · Travel survey · TRIPS architecture · Computer Science · Demography · Engineering · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Older Adults Driving Studies · Urban Transport and Accessibility