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Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices

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  • Shaer, Amin
  • Haghshenas, Hossein

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To increase the older adults' mobility during the COVID-19 outbreak, providing appropriate conditions for using different transportation modes and organizing transportation facilities for the older adults are essential. Hence, this study aims to evaluate and compare factors affecting the older adults’ travel mode choice to investigate transportation policies for increasing their independent mobility in the post-outbreak that has not been addressed in previous research.

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  • Shaer, Amin & Haghshenas, Hossein, 2021. "Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the older adults’ travel mode choices," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 162-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:112:y:2021:i:c:p:162-172
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.08.016
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