The population of the United States is aging rapidly. The Lab for Safe and Healthy Aging, in the UT Austin Center for Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2), is dedicated to addressing the transportation challenges and opportunities created by the rapid demographic changes taking place in megaregions around the US with a focus on the Texas Triangle, a megaregion encompassing five cities in the heart of the state …..(read more)
Policy Briefs
Senior Texans Drive More Walk Less
This Policy Brief examines senior licensing patterns and mode choices in Texas and considers the long term implications of these patterns…..Read More
ADA Paratransit Services – A Bleak Future?
This Research Brief assesses the 2013 – 2018 operating costs and ridership patterns of the ADA paratransit….Read More
Do Texas Seniors Just Love Their Cars?
Do the low density and residential nature of most suburban areas explain why Texas seniors drive more than their peers? …..Read More
Texas Senior Pedestrians More at Risk Every Year
The data in this brief should serve as an early warning to Texas policymakers, engineers, gerontologists, and planners….Read More
