Product No.: DS08019
Date Published: 01/2008
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The number of elderly residents has increased dramatically throughout the nation and the Delaware Valley in recent years, and is expected to continue to increase at a record pace. DVRPC's Getting Older and Getting Around (report #99015) considered accessibility and mobility needs of the region's elderly. The Aging of the Baby Boomers: Housing Seniors in the Delaware Valley extended that work by considering issues related to housing for the elderly, as a means of offering guidance to county and municipal officials faced with a growing suburban elderly population. The Bucks County Commissioners' Senior Task Force and the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA) recognize that the mobility and safety of older adults are planning priorities of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. In Fall 2008, the Bucks County Senior Task Force will hold a forum to address and improve the mobility of the County's older residents and, by doing so, ultimately improve mobility across all ages. In preparation for the Fall 2008 forum, the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA) asked DVRPC to assist in the development and compilation of a survey to assess mobility issues facing the County's older adults. This survey will help determine the immediate and long-term needs and issues that define the health and mobility of adults as they age while also engaging local municipalities. In addition to this survey, DVRPC staff prepared this technical memorandum, the purpose of which is to provide a brief synopsis and analysis of Bucks County senior demographics and transportation statistics. This memorandum includes an overview of demographics related to the County's senior residents; maps illustrating the locations of existing senior housing and medical facilities as well as existing transportation facilities and services; and a discussion of transportation safety, including an analysis of senior-involved crash data. This information will be used by the BCAAA's Senior Task Force as they plan their Fall 2008 forum.Geographic Area Covered: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Key Words: seniors, elderly, demographics, public transit, paratransit, age-restricted housing, life care communities, transportation safety
Staff Contact(s)
- Brett Fusco (bfusco@dvrpc.org)
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