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Age-friendly transport in Oslo

Age-friendly transport in Oslo

Status: Ongoing

Evaluated

Oslo Norway
Print this page City population: 62400011% over 60Practice started in 2017

Summary

Ruter age-friendly transport (RAT), also called “Pink bus”, is a door-to-door transport service with flexibility around travel time. It is a public transport service offered by the City Council of Oslo. RAT is available to customers aged 67 and up, but is especially aimed at those in the age group who have challenges using the ordinary public transport service.

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Sector(s): Health, Transportation

Desired outcome for older people:
Be mobile

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Accessibility
  • Ageing in place
  • Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
  • Participation

Contact details

Name: Eva Graziano

Email address: eva.graziano@byr.oslo.kommune.no

Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Older people’s involvement: Older people were consulted during the planning process

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: Yes

Was the impact positive or negative:
Positive

Please share with us what you found in detail:
The study shows that users have greater problems with using the ordinary public transport service and have more physical problems that limit their ability to travel than those who do not use the service. In addition, the study shows that RAT contributes to a better quality of life in several ways. RAT users become more independent in everyday life, can live more active and social lives, get better health, and experience more security on the journey compared to the use of ordinary public transport.

Looking back

Challenges:
Having the finances to run the program along with enough buses to meet demand posed two challenges. A secondary operational challenge is responding to traffic and ensuring the RAT users are able to get to their desired locations in an efficient manner.