Mobility
"You gotta go where you wanna
go,
Do what you wanna do
With whomever you want to do it, babe"
The Mamas and the Papas,
1965
It's hard to believe this
song is over forty years old. We have already outlived
three of the four members of this popular 60s band. With reduced
motor skills, increasing traffic, deteriorating roads,
unavailability of moderately priced fuel, communities need
to look at affordable and convenient mobility options for
our aging citizens. For older residents to live
their lives in a dignified manner, they need to be able to
go where they want to go, do what they want to do.
Family Conversations with Older
Drivers
For older adults, limiting driving
presents practical problems and can cause strong emotions,
from sadness to anger. Family members themselves may feel
angry, frustrated, or guilty about depriving their loved one
of the freedom of driving. This page presented
by by Hartford Insurance
We Need to Talk - Download the booklet
Free from AARP
AARP Safe Driving Course
Completing this course could even cause older drivers
savings in insurance premiums in some states.
Michigan Department of Transportation
(MDOT)
Michigan Public Transit Association
Drive Michigan Campaign
Grand Rapids, Michigan Street Car
Study
Public Transit Ridership
Continues To Grow In The First Quarter Of 2008
June 2, 2008 The American Public
Transportation Association (APTA) announced today that
Americans took 2.6 billion trips on public transportation in
the first three months of 2008. This is almost 85
million more trips than last year for the same time period.
Legislators, Gilbert, Penske will
back light rail on Woodward in Detroit
May 29, 2008 MACKINAC ISLAND - Sen.
Majority Leader Mike Bishop and House Speaker Andy Dillon
each said during a panel discussion Thursday they will back
a plan by billionaires Dan Gilbert and Roger Penske to
construct a privately funded $103 million light rail loop on
Detroit’s Woodward Avenue.
Strong case for public
transit
From: March 26, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times - By Mary
Wisniewski
Transit boosters always brag about
how much money is saved and pollution prevented by keeping
cars off the roads.
Around the country, public transit saves 3.4 billion gallons
of oil each year, prevents 541 million hours of traffic
delay and reduces global warming pollution by 26 million
tons, according to a report commissioned by the Illinois
Public Interest Research Group.
Kalamazoo Public Transit gears up
to go countywide
KALAMAZOO -- A Kalamazoo Countywide
transit system may be one way to beat $4-a-gallon gas.
It won't bring down the price, but it will make it easier
to ride public transportation, supporters say.
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