Mac users: Increase text size by holding command and +. Decrease text size by holding command and -.In it’s final days, the Baker Administration announced a total of $1.9 million for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations under the Community Transit Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Continue reading
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New Resource from NADTC Helps Transportation Providers Address the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss
Developed with transportation providers in mind, a new guide from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) and the American Foundation for the Blind provides resources and information on understanding aging and vision loss, possible solutions to transportation challenges, travel training and orientation and what transportation providers can do to better serve older riders with vision loss.
A companion training resource for drivers is also available on their website. Continue reading
AARP Examines Walking Attitudes and Habits of Adults Age 50 and Older
More than half (55%) of adults 50-plus engage in one or two walking activities in a typical week, while most (86%) walk for 10 minutes or more, and nearly half (47%) walk for at least 30 minutes, according to a survey report supported by AARP
Most respondents agree walking is beneficial for improving physical health (91%), fitness (83%), mental health (75%), and brain health (59%). Continue reading
WalkBoston Debuts Tool on ‘How to Report a Problem’ With Local Roads and Sidewalk Conditions
With an interactive map and local road search, WalkBoston is debuting a tool called “How to Report a Problem” to help local residents report problems and concerns with road and sidewalk conditions. In Massachusetts, there are no universal reporting standards, which highlights the need for such a tool. Continue reading
New Resource: ‘Age- and Dementia Friendly Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure’
The Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All Other Dementias created a workgroup with a goal of defining age-and dementia friendly design considerations for physical infrastructure, disseminating those findings and advocating for their inclusion in relevant state funding programs.
That workgroup is pleased to share the culmination of that work in the form of a guide titled Age and Dementia Friendly Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure, which highlights design considerations supporting people living with dementia and focused on four types of infrastructure: Continue reading
NADTC Conducting Survey to Guide Work Promoting Transportation for Older Adults, People with Disabilities
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) – a program of the Federal Transit Administration administered by Easterseals and USAging with guidance from ACL – wants to hear about challenges and promising practices in providing accessible transportation to older adults and people with disabilities. Survey responses will help influence the work NADTC does next year.
Take their brief survey by September 28 to share your thoughts.
Deadline is 7/31 For Submitting Feedback for MassDOT’s ‘Beyond Mobility’ Plan
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is encouraging age- and dementia friendly community stakeholders to submit comments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) survey to inform their long-range transportation plan, called Beyond Mobility. Continue reading
MassMobility Adds New Webpages with Resources on Active Transportation
In partnership with the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, the Human Service Transportation (HST) Office has debuted two new webpages to share information about MassHealth transportation with members: Continue reading
League of American Bicyclists Release City and State Fact Sheets to Promote Active Transportation
As part of the Benchmarking Project from the League of American Bicyclists to report and analyze public data about biking and walking, the organization is publishing fact sheets on biking and walking for each of the 50 states and 76 cities.
The project is part of an effort to better publicize existing data to understand how cities or states can get more people safely and easily biking, walking and rolling to everyday destinations, and therefore get more people physically active. Continue reading
Dangerous by Design 2022 Report Shows Disproportionate Impact of Pedestrian Fatalities Among Older Adults
Dangerous By Design 2022, a report issued annually by Smart Growth America, provides the most up-to-date look at the preventable epidemic of people struck and killed while walking. The report ranks the most dangerous states and metro areas in the United States based on traffic fatalities from 2016 to 2020. Continue reading