May 9 Webinar: Safe Routes for Older Adults

May 3, 2018

The Active Transportation Resource Center is hosting a webinar that will provide an overview of older adult mobility patterns, pedestrian and bicycle safety considerations for active aging, resources for developing Safe Routes for Older Adults programs, and lessons learned from a local Safe Routes for Older Adults pilot program.

Safe Routes for Older Adults Guide

Webinar: Safe Routes for Older Adults
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2018; 11:00am-12:30pm PDT
Register online: http://bit.ly/2FgwqPz

Presenters:

  • Patti Horsley, MPH; Older Adult Injury Prevention Program, California Department of Public Health

  • Tracy McMillan, PhD, MPH; Safe Transportation Research and Education Center, University of California Berkeley

  • Matthew Boga, MPH; San Joaquin County Public Health Services

In this event, UC Berkeley SafeTREC senior policy and project analyst Tracy McMillan will be presenting on her work developing the Safe Routes for Older Adults Guide. The guide provides communities with background information on walking and bicycling safety for older adults and tools to make transportation in California communities age-friendly for all.

The guide provides:

  • Background information on the older adult population
  • Current transportation statistics
  • Recommendations for how to build a stakeholder network to promote SRFOA
  • An overview of the proven strategies to address pedestrian safety conditions and concerns known as the 6 E’s; and
  • Various Safe Routes for Older Adults resources, including project examples.

Download the guide!