AARP
Survey: Boomers Don’t Accept That They Won’t Be Able To Drive Forever
The vast majority of aging adults believe they'll never have to give up driving. They might not have a choice.
January 23, 2025
Applications Open for AARP Community Challenge Grants
Small grants for "quick-action" projects that help communities become more livable: public spaces, housing, transportation, civic engagement. Deadline: March 22
February 2, 2022
AARP Keeps Quietly Giving Out Grants for Small but Powerful Ideas to Increase Livability
September 2, 2020
As Baby Boomers Age, They Take Their Foot Off the Gas
They may be remembered as the driving-est generation. Baby Boomers, who came of age in the heyday of suburbia, have always driven more than any other generation. At the height of their driving years, boomers averaged 51 miles per day. They continue to drive 17 percent more than all other age groups, according to a recent report from AARP.
November 13, 2012
Bring Transit to Senior Citizens, or Bring Seniors to Transit?
You don’t hear me say this often, but here goes: Randal O’Toole of the Cato Institute made a good point.
June 30, 2011
AARP Joins Campaign to Reform National Transpo Policy
AARP announced today that it will join the Transportation for America campaign to advocate for a "broad restructuring" of national transportation policy. In a letter sent to Congressional leaders last week [PDF], AARP said that it is "working to enable older adults to live independently in their homes and communities throughout their lifespan, and transportation is critical to maintaining the community connections that make that possible."
March 24, 2009