Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Getting around to age in place: meeting older Canadians' mobility needs via public transportation
Agreement Number:
978649
Agreement Value:
$297,007.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2025
Description:
This project will address gaps in our knowledge regarding Canadian seniors’ public transport needs and experiences by combining tested quantitative data, such as accessibility measurements at fine geographic and temporal scales, and qualitative methods, including surveys and in-depth guided interviews among different senior populations on public-transport experiences and perceptions. Researchers from the Transportation Research at McGill (TRAM) research lab will study senior transport needs and outcomes in a minimum of six cities and towns of varying sizes across Canada, including within rural Prairie regions where intercity bus service has disappeared. First, the project team will calculate measures of public transport accessibility—the ease of reaching desired destinations—to a range of senior-relevant opportunities or activities, such as health and wellness care facilities, safe spaces for outdoor recreation, religious institutions, community centres, and affordable wholesome food. As part of a second stage, the team will interview seniors in areas of high and low accessibility and from different socioeconomic backgrounds to refine our understanding of the relationship between public transport and key health and well-being outcomes among different populations of seniors.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3A 0G4
Reference Number:
172-2021-2022-Q2-978649
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119128981
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 365 days.
Amendment Date
Aug 7, 2024
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences
Amendments: