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Local governments should adopt curb management policies and practices that prioritize the safety of all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists.
Intentional planning is needed to balance the need for micromobility devices (including e-scooters, e-bikes, and dockless bike shares) with the goal of ensuring safe passage for all.
Policymakers should ensure that personal delivery devices are deployed in a manner that supports pedestrian safety and accessibility, including for older adults and people with disabilities.
Congress should provide financial incentives for design modifications that improve the travel environment for older adults.
Traffic enforcement practices should be administered equitably, regardless of demographic or socioeconomic factors.
Transportation is a vital link that connects people to their communities. Older adults need a variety of convenient and safe transportation options.
People of all ages, ability levels, and incomes need a variety of safe, affordable, and convenient transportation options in their communities.
Transportation planning is the collaborative process of determining how to move people and goods.
Many people, including older adults, live in communities where driving is required. Residential housing is located far from grocery stores, medical offices, and other community features.
Older adults are more likely than younger people to die in crashes of the same severity because of their increased frailty.