Projects | Aging in Place
The Transportation Research at McGill (TRAM) in collboration with the National Research Council Canada (NRC). are conducting this research to measure the daily travel habits and needs of older adults across Canada. This research is funded by NRC Project titled: Getting Around to Age in Place: Meeting Older Canadians Transport Needs (NRC AiP-023-1).
This page is dedicated to posting latest research produced from this project by students including policy briefs, reports, and peer reviewed publications.
Articles in the Refereed Conference Proceedings section are only those that were not published in a peer reviewed journal. An asterisk (*) in front of an author's name denotes a graduate or undergraduate student.
Reports
Getting Around to Age in Place: Final Report 2022-2025.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., *Soliz, A., *Carvalho, T., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., *Soliz, A., *Carvalho, T., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
Getting Around to Age in Place: Meeting Older Canadians’ Mobility Needs via Public Transportation
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Redelmeier, P., *Carvalho,T., *Gerebtzoff, A., *Johannson, L., *Joly-Simard, R., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024).
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Redelmeier, P., *Carvalho,T., *Gerebtzoff, A., *Johannson, L., *Joly-Simard, R., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024).
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
Regional Reports
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Montreal
Vancouver
Halifax
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Educational Videos
Policy Briefs
Peer Reviewed Publications
Examining the influence of personal-time-based accessibility on the frequency of public transit use among older adults across Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy A. (2025)
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 31,101381.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy A. (2025)
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 31,101381.
“I travel because I want to be well”: How older Canadians perceive daily travel as contributing to their quality of life and well-being
*Alousi-Jones, M., De Vos, J., & El-Geneidy A. (2025)
Sustainable Transport and Livability, 2:1, 2590908.
*Alousi-Jones, M., De Vos, J., & El-Geneidy A. (2025)
Sustainable Transport and Livability, 2:1, 2590908.
Who is willing to take transit in the future? Older adults’ perceived challenges and barriers to using public transit across Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T., Zhang, M., Jiminez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192, 104376.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T., Zhang, M., Jiminez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192, 104376.
Getting around on foot: Older adults’ walking experiences and perspectives on neighbourhood walkability across Canada.
*James, M., *Alousi-Jones, M, *Soliz, A., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
Travel Behaviour and Society, 41 (2025) 101074.
*James, M., *Alousi-Jones, M, *Soliz, A., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025).
Travel Behaviour and Society, 41 (2025) 101074.
If transit is free will older adults use it more? A longitudinal analysis.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024).
Transport Findings.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024).
Transport Findings.
The dimensions of loyalty in public transit: A comparative analysis across three Canadian Regions.
*Carvalho, T, & El-Geneidy, A. (2023)
Transport Findings
*Carvalho, T, & El-Geneidy, A. (2023)
Transport Findings
Planning for accessibility by transit for older adults.
*Rodrigue, L., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M., *Victoriano-Habit, R., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2023).
Applied Geography, 158, 103022.
*Rodrigue, L., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M., *Victoriano-Habit, R., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2023).
Applied Geography, 158, 103022.
Linking Neighborhood Walkability to the Independence and Quality of Life of Older Adults across Canada.
*Redelmeier, P., *Alousi-Jones, M., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., and El-Geneidy, A. (2023).
Findings.
*Redelmeier, P., *Alousi-Jones, M., Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., and El-Geneidy, A. (2023).
Findings.
Accessibility by public transport for older adults: A systematic review.
*Ravensbergen, L., *Van Liefferinge, M., Zhang, M. Jimenez, I. & El-Geneidy, A. (2022).
Transport Geography, 103, 103408.
*Ravensbergen, L., *Van Liefferinge, M., Zhang, M. Jimenez, I. & El-Geneidy, A. (2022).
Transport Geography, 103, 103408.
Poster Presentations
Planning for accessibility by transit for older adults.
Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & Ravensbergen, L. (2023).
Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium: 100 years of women's research across Canada (Feb 9-10, 2023)
Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., & Ravensbergen, L. (2023).
Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium: 100 years of women's research across Canada (Feb 9-10, 2023)
