Baby boomers' mobility patterns and preferences: What are the implications for future transport?

Transport Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-144

  Siren, Anu ^a   Haustein, Sonja ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging society; Baby boomers; Older road users; Segmentation; Travel behavior; Travel demand

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; MOBILITY; SEGMENTATION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 84879515870     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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