mobility and wellness
Our aim is to change the way professionals whose work affects active mobility for everyone, think about older adults. If we can shift thinking, older adults will have better outcomes.
About our name
The Tilde symbol has several uses and meanings, including repetition, approximation, and flirtation. All of these are characteristics of a well-functioning active transportation system. Double tilde brings us closer to equality, which is why we chose to use it. CORE says how we do our work: Community Outreach, Research, and Education.
What’s New?
See the 50+ Cycling Survey landing page for all this news.
The 50+ Cycling Survey Year 5 Report is now out! Click here to see the report and highlights.
We are pivoting to cities for the Year 6 survey. Five cities are promoting the survey locally with the goal of learning more about older cyclists in their jurisdictions. More information is on the 50+ Cycling Survey landing page.
Project with Blue Zones
We are working with Blue Zones to develop materials intended to encourage older adults to continue or take up cycling.
We believe in designing with and for Older Adults
We need to stop building infrastructure designed for younger and more able people, then telling older adults they need to learn how to use them. We need to start asking older adults what they need, how they experience the built environment, then invest in what we learn from them.
We use a CORE approach: Community Outreach Research and Education.
Much of our work is research-based through surveys and focus groups, with report-outs through webinars and conference presentations, and publications. We also learn from and share with a growing network of others who work on older adult mobility and wellness, including researchers, planners and engineers, advocates, and older adults.