A Systematic Review of Government Measures to Improve Age-Friendly Transportation in the U.S., U.K., Japan, and China

Geng, J; Shi, Q; Dong, RK

A Systematic Review of Government Measures to Improve Age-Friendly Transportation in the U.S., U.K., Japan, and China

Geng, J Shi, Q Dong, RK

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dc.contributor.author	Geng, J
dc.contributor.author	Shi, Q
dc.contributor.author	Dong, RK
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-07T13:27:32Z
dc.date.available	2025-04-07T13:27:32Z
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability, 17, (7), pp. 2989
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/186787
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>The global population is aging, and many countries face the daunting challenge of improving their social service systems to accommodate the shift. As global aging increases, the travel needs of older persons are becoming more pronounced. Given this, there is now an urgent need to create and enforce efficient actions to reconcile the incompatibility of the current transportation networks with the growing demand for travel by the elderly. In light of this context, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and China are used as examples in this study. It adopts a literature review analysis method based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to systematically review and analyze the efforts of the four countries to address the challenges of aging mobility in five dimensions, namely, laws and regulations, planning and design, policy measures, transportation infrastructure and services, and technology development. This review illustrates the similarities, distinctions, and difficulties that each nation faces in advancing the development of an age-friendly transportation environment by contrasting and evaluating the real-world experiences of the four nations. Accordingly, countermeasures and recommendations, such as stepped fare concessions and attention to the psychological adaptation of older persons in technological innovations, are proposed.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su17072989
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design
dc.title	A Systematic Review of Government Measures to Improve Age-Friendly Transportation in the U.S., U.K., Japan, and China
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	17
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Business School
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Business School/Management Discipline
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-04-07T13:27:31Z
pubs.issue	7
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	17
utslib.citation.issue	7

Abstract:

The global population is aging, and many countries face the daunting challenge of improving their social service systems to accommodate the shift. As global aging increases, the travel needs of older persons are becoming more pronounced. Given this, there is now an urgent need to create and enforce efficient actions to reconcile the incompatibility of the current transportation networks with the growing demand for travel by the elderly. In light of this context, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and China are used as examples in this study. It adopts a literature review analysis method based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to systematically review and analyze the efforts of the four countries to address the challenges of aging mobility in five dimensions, namely, laws and regulations, planning and design, policy measures, transportation infrastructure and services, and technology development. This review illustrates the similarities, distinctions, and difficulties that each nation faces in advancing the development of an age-friendly transportation environment by contrasting and evaluating the real-world experiences of the four nations. Accordingly, countermeasures and recommendations, such as stepped fare concessions and attention to the psychological adaptation of older persons in technological innovations, are proposed.

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