Transport policy and the provision of mobility options in an aging society: A case study of Ontario, Canada

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-661

  Mercado, Ruben ^a   Páez, Antonio ^b   Newbold, K Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Aging; Canada; Elderly; Ontario; Transport policy

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HETEROGENEITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84857313640     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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