Post by SilverRide

Driving in America is undergoing a dramatic shift. Younger drivers are not feeling the same desire to get their licenses, while older generations are aging without losing their desire to live full, meaningful lives. All of this has put public transit systems under pressure to keep up. At the APTA 2026 Mobility Conference, the big takeaway from a panel called, "Demography to Destiny: What Current Demographic Trends Tell Us" was clear: Designing the future of transit needs to center on lifelong mobility. Our CEO, Jeff Maltz, put it this way. "When people stop driving, we like to say when they hit their driving ‘retirement,’ they reduce their outings by 59 percent,” he said. That isolation leads to increased depression and mortality. “So, life just gets terrible when you get isolated, and transit is really a big part of the solution to that problem.” Accessible transportation isn't just about moving people from place to place. It's a critical solution that preserves human connection after the car keys have been retired. #TherewithCare #paratransit #publictransit #aginginplace #mobilityforall #accessibletransportation #tnc #apta