“Aging in place, stranded in space: An analysis of health care access via public transportation in Elliot Lake” is a new publication published in Applied Geography and written by Pop Place member Rachel Barber.
The article evaluates older adult health care access via public transportation in Elliot Lake, ON, Canada’s most severely shrinking city and home to the nation’s third oldest population. The Older Persons Walking and Transit Audit (OPWATA) was developed and used to assess the presence of age-friendly features during transit commutes to health care facilities, including walking routes to and from bus stops. Furthermore, a spatial analysis determined that Elliot Lake provides transit service to most of its residents at nearly half distance recommended in transportation literature (400 m).
The article can be read without a subscription using this link until September 30, 2023.