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State Departments of State Departments of
Transportation Transportation Perspective:Perspective:
Economic and Transportation Infrastructure ConsiderationsBy
Dr. Tony KaneAmerican Association of State Highway
Transportation Officials (AASHTO)at
White House Conference on Aging
Listening SessionJanuary 8, 2005Washington, DC
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Presentation Presentation OutlineOutline
•Transportation’s Broad Context
•Older Americans: Trends and Forecasts
•Older Mobility Solutions
•Public Policy Considerations
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Cross Impact of Aging Cross Impact of Aging Issues:Issues:
Transport is KeyTransport is KeyTransport Access and Mobility
Health
EconomicSecurity
SocialSupport
•Access to Care
•Reduced highway injuries
•Access to jobs—reduce social security drain
•Affordable mobility
•Interaction
•Quality of life
•Independence
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Older Americans: Driving Older Americans: Driving FactsFacts
• 1985 – 1995: 50% More drivers > 70 20% more drivers overall
• 1983 – 1995: Older driver trips + 77%
VMT + 98%
• Fatalities / 100M VMT> 85 8> 75 3.7
Nat. Avg. 1.5
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Older Americans (> 65)Older Americans (> 65)Highway Fatalities and Highway Fatalities and
InjuriesInjuries(2003)(2003)
• Fatalities: 6,630 or 15.5%
• Injuries: 211,000 or 7.3%
•Annual Cost: $230 B (all ages; 2000 $’s)
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Older Americans (>65):Older Americans (>65):
The FutureThe Future
•By 2030: 70M over 65 vs. 53M today
•By 2030: 20% of Nation > 65• In Future, Older Americans:
Will live longer Work longer Live more dispersed Demand more mobility Increase auto use Need enhanced transit options
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Older Mobility Older Mobility RemediesRemedies
SupplyDemand
Short-Run
Long-Run
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Short Run Supply
• Highway signs, lighting, delineation
• Intersection signal clearance
• Left turn signal timing
• Left turn offsets• Transit schedule
reliability• Transit accessibility
Demand• Drivers
licensing fitness• Driver training• Bus use
training• Taxi, jitney
subsidies• Alternative
mode information
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Long Run Supply
• Reconstructed Highway Interchanges
• Longer and better acceleration lanes
• New transit services (Family of Services)
• Transit accessibility• Auto/Highway
Intelligent Communication (VII)
Demand• Development
Patterns• Consolidation of
Social Services
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Public Policy Public Policy
ConsiderationsConsiderations
• Need for WHCOA to emphasize transportation
• Need for Increased highway and transit funding overall and for older American solutions
• Enhanced emphasis on highway safety overall and for older Americans
• Need for greater sustained RD&T on older safe mobility needs and issues
• Continued enhancement of AASHTO and USDOT guides and standards