AGENCY TESTIMONY
Transportation and micro-mobility solutions for older adults
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Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez emphasizes the importance of transportation and micro-mobility solutions in enabling older adults to age in place and remain active in their communities.
- Recognition of transportation as fundamental to remaining in communities longer
- Emphasis on improving public transit access for older adults
- Introduction of micro-mobility options such as tricycles and alternatives to standard bicycles
- Personal anecdote about using an adult tricycle for local transportation
- Discussion of how these options support daily activities like shopping, banking, and socializing
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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Older adults are more likely to age in place when they can get around, when they can travel, and to their typical daily destinations with some relative ease, even if they have mobility impairments.
0:21:42
For older adults, this would meet improvements in public transit access and micro mobility options, such as tricycle at the city bike, portal thingies.
0:21:56
The alternatives to standard bicycles open and active and non vehicular option for older adults to move about their communities and participate in normal aspects of daily living.
0:22:09
I have an adult try.
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And it really makes me want 2 things.
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I'm able to use it.
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I'm also able not to use my car.
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And so I'm helping the environment and I'm also getting exercise, but it is also something I would not ride a bike in New York City.
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So I think that that's an option that we should have for more older adults.
0:22:30
The alternative to standard bicycles, open active options for older adults, for shopping, banking, attending church, revisiting friends, when it's been that real local area.
0:22:45
Community care can further be strengthened by building off the cabinet of the older New Yorkers, which I mentioned before, that ensuring that every aspect of aging in place is addressed.
