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A windshield survey found that most sidewalks were not elderly- or disability- friendly. Sidewalks either did not exist or were cracked.
Taking the bus can pose particular problems. Many bus stops do not have shelters and are hard to get to. Bus routes are very limited and can be unreliable. Some older adults do not feel safe taking the bus--especially at night.
SmartBus offers Americans with Disabilities Act curb to curb service, at $3 per ride, and with time and location restraints.
Some agencies (Bridging Communities and LA SED) offer door-to-door transportation for elders if resources permit.
Mobilizing Elders is a community profile of individuals aged 65+ in Southwest Detroit, researched and created by Rebecca Fried, Anita Kasper, Stephanie Wagner, and Lotus Yu, MSW candidates at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work.
Over half of the seniors in our community have a disability. Most of those people do not live in group quarters like nursing homes that provide services.
Living with Disability
Getting Around Town
Individuals aged 65+ in Detroit . . .
Who live in households: 84,179
Who live in group quarters: 3,049
The Detroit bus routes in red and blue. Southwest Detroit is outlined in black.
About 11.5% of the elderly who have difficulty with mobility feel depressed "a good bit of the time". (“Dying”, 2007)
This bus stop is on the edge of a busy street, on a cracked sidewalk, without shelter.
Percentage of the Population 65+ with a Disability
