1. Senior Transportation Options on Cape Cod
A Presentation By The Partnership Between:
PIA Senior Transportation Sub-Committee
Senior Mobility Initiative on Cape Cod (SMICC)
December 15, 2008
SMICC is an independent, grassroots citizen initiative dedicated
to assuring appropriate mobility options for Cape Codders age 65+

2. Today’s Presentation Review of Prior Senior Driving Presentation
Four Sections:
Survey Question #8 (see handout)
Service Type?
Vehicle Type?
Driver Type?
Payment Type?
2. Three Best “Solution” Patterns Emerged
3. Who Would Use These Best “Solutions”
4. Next Steps (Education)

3. Review Prior Slide Show
Senior Driving Presentation: Nov. 17th
Senior/Elder Population Growth
Transportation vs. Aging:
Driving Ability
Passenger Ability
Senior Drivers
Self-Limiting Drivers
Non-Drivers

4. What Are The Best Senior Transportation Options?
Cape Cod Senior Transportation Survey
Data collected in Fall 2007/Winter 2008
Collected Lots of Demographic Data About Seniors, Plus Driving and Non-Driving Info
Question #8 Focused on What is Best Mode of Transportation For The Respondent
Question #8 Has Four Parts:
- Type of Service Type of Vehicle
- Type of Driver Type of Payment

5. Definitions Four Types of Transportation Service:
“Fixed-Route” Service
Passenger waits at a bus stop
“Curb-to-Curb” Service
Passenger waits on the sidewalk
“Door-to-Door” Service
Passenger waits outside their door (porch, steps, etc.)
“Door-Through-Door” Service
Passenger waits inside their door (living room, kitchen, etc.)

6. Definitions (cont’ed)
Four Types of Vehicle:
Car
Normal sedan-sized automobile
Bus
Full Sized Public Transit or Mini-Bus (B-Bus size)
Van
6 – 9-passenger van (with or without wheelchair lift)
Taxi
Standard taxi cab

7. Definitions (cont’ed)
Four Driver Types:
Escort
Drives vehicle AND accompanies senior/elder
Spouse, Family Member, or Friend
Trusted person
Paid Driver
Employee: Public transit, van service, or taxi firm
Volunteer Driver
Person who may be unknown to the senior/elder

8. Definitions (cont’ed)
Four Types of Payment Scheme:
Flat Fee
Fixed fare, predictable (known in advance)
Free
No payment required (subsidized)
Senior Discount
Percent discount off normal fare
Volunteer Donation
Unspecified $ amount donated to the driver

9. Survey Question #8 Asks Senior/Elder To Select:
BEST Service Type
BEST Vehicle Type
BEST Driver Type
BEST Payment Type
Those That Would BEST Fit Respondent’s CURRENT Transportation Needs
We Then Matched Their Answers With
the Respondents’ Demographic Profile

10. RESULTS (Valid, Statistically-Significant Responses)
Three “Solution” Patterns Emerged:
Door-To-Door “Solution”
Fixed-Route “Solution”
Door-Through-Door “Solution”

11. 1. Door-To-Door “Solution”
What Would Best Satisfy Current
Door-To-Door Requirement?
Vehicle Type:
Car or Van
Driver Type:
Spouse/Family/Friend or Volunteer Driver
Payment Type:
Free or Voluntary Donation

12. Door-To-Door “Solution”
Respondents’ Profile - More Likely To Be:
Female
From Mid-Cape
In Poorer Health
Report Being Disabled
Have Annual Income Under $15,000
Have Ltd His/Her Driving or Stopped Driving
Travels to Fairly Small Number of Destinations
Reports No Transportation Problems
Reports Quite a Bit of Transportation-Related Isolation

13. Door-To-Door Variant - Van
Those Who Prefer a VAN - Likely To Be:
Under Age 75, and
Particularly, Ages 70-74
From Lower/Outer-Cape
In Poorest of Health
Often Disabled
Have Very Low Annual Income (under $10,000)
Non-Driver
Travel to Fairly Large Number of Destinations
Report More Transportation Problems (but Slight)
Report Severe Transportation-Related Isolation

14. Door-To-Door Variant- Car
Those Who Prefer a CAR - Likely To Be:
The Oldest Old, and
Particularly, Age 75+ and Age 85+
From Mid-Cape
Have Mid-Range Annual Income (under $30,000)
Drive a Car, But May Limit Their Driving
Travel to Fairly Small Number of Destinations
Report Serious Transportation Problems
Report Very Severe Transportation-Related Isolation

15. 2. Fixed-Route “Solution”
What Would Best Satisfy Current
Fixed-Route Requirement?
Vehicle Type:
Bus
Driver Type:
Paid Driver
Payment Type:
Senior Discount

16. Fixed-Route “Solution”
Respondents’ Profile - More Likely To Be:
Male
From Lower/Outer-Cape
Under Age 75
In Good-Excellent Health
Have Higher Annual Income ($15,000 - $60,000)
Drive a Car
Travels to Fairly Large Number of Destinations
Reports Only a Slight Transportation Problem
Reports Only a Small Bit of Transportation-Related Isolation

17. 3. Door-Through-Door “Solution”
What Would Best Satisfy Current
Door-Through-Door Requirement?
Vehicle Type:
Car
Driver Type:
Spouse/Family Member or Friend
Payment Type:
Free or Voluntary Donation

18. Door-Thru-Door “Solution”
Respondents’ Profile - More Likely To Be:
Too Small a Sample Size to Profile

19. Recap Door-To-Door: Fixed-Route: Car or Van Spouse/Family/Friend
Free or Donation
Fixed-Route:
Bus
Paid Driver
Senior Discount
- Male
- Under Age 75
- Healthy
- Higher Income
- Car Drivers
- More Destinations
- Little Isolation
- Female
- Age 70+
- Poorer Health
- Lower Income
- Ltd Driving or Stopped
- Fewer Destinations
- Considerable Isolation

20. Next Steps Replicate Survey on Larger Scale:
Get Larger Sample Size
More Precise Findings (more responses)
Update Findings Report
Redistribute Survey in Jan.-Mar. 2009
ISSUE: Need at Least $500 for
Postage and Printing.
Donations ???

21. Next Steps Education Around Transportation “Solutions”
That BEST Fit Seniors’ Needs
Public Officials:
Local
County
State
Transportation Service Providers
Seniors Themselves
Greater Cape Cod Community (general public)

22. Q & A