The Future Mobility Services for Elderly

Purpose and goal

The goal is to investigate how mobility services can be better adapted to and attracted to seniors. The project produces new knowledge about elderly; their mobility behavior and values regarding car use and mobility services. The project contributes in the long term to the development of new and existing mobility services which meet the needs and values of seniors. In this way, a more equal accessibility to future mobility services can be created, which also contributes to a more resource-efficient use of vehicles and transport infrastructure including parking spaces.

Expected effects and result

In the short term, the project contributes to reducing parking area by 25-50% in senior housing where the knowledge is applied, and that residents are given access to safe shared mobility services. In addition to that, the residents experience an increased freedom of choice in their everyday life, an increased security in using shared mobility services. In the longer term, the effect could result in a large part of Sweden´s senior housing, which today is estimated to amount to 33,000 homes, securing safe and secure access to shared mobility services adapted for the elderly.

Planned approach and implementation

The project is carried out in three work packages. AP 1 is about planning and leading the project. AP 2 is about studying the elderly´s car use through a cluster analysis of long-term travel data from travelvu, follow-up of the use of EC2B´s services in existing projects, semi-structured interviews with seniors, housing operators, mobility providers and property developers, as well as a workshop for deepening the knowledge. AP 3 is about compiling and disseminating the results.