Solano Mobility Study

P 5 p Solano Mobility Study for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Executive Summary Long-term Strategies (over 10 years) With the rapidly evolving changes in the transportation field potentially having a significant impact on how services are delivered in the private and public sectors, it seems imprudent to make specific proposals. Shared mobility is expected to continue to develop and may vastly change the availability of accessible transportation.The automotive industry is advancing semi-autonomous features and developing autonomous vehicles for transit and for the general public. Significant progress in these fields could increase senior trips by personal vehicles. Trends in other fields may decrease the need for trips. Medical services are being increasingly offered at home and remotely. More items may be purchased on-line and delivered. It will take time to determine how older adults and people with disabilities will adapt to these opportunities and modify their trips. With the many changes, it will be important to keep older adults, people with disabilities and others informed of the changing services and programs. Rapid and broad communication will be a critical tool for keeping the public aware of on-going changes especially as services become more nuanced. Tools will be created to make services easier to use. Staying abreast of opportunities, identifying what the audience is receptive to, and investing in technology that will last over time will be important. Finally, Solano has areas to be developed and redeveloped. Local jurisdictions may want to consider where older adults live and how planning and design could improve their mobility. Evaluating and modifying development policy and design standards is a long-term endeavor with long-term impact. As a final note, this report is being finalized during the Summer of 2020 amidst the COVID pandemic. Like the rest of the country, Solano County transit operations and other transportation programs have been severely impacted and have been modifying their services in response to the pandemic.These changes occurred after all of this project’s community outreach occurred and other service changes had been implemented.The duration of the pandemic and its ultimate impacts will remain unknown for many months and therefore no attempt has been made to incorporate them. Implementation of strategies to improve programs and services presented in this report will need to take this unusual situation into account.