Cambodian Access to Transportation: Impact on Senior Nutrition and Congregate Meal Service Programs

This research by collaborators from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) (academic partner) and the Cambodian Association of America (CAA) (community partner), will address the need for mobility and transportation network improvements for the senior Cambodian population of Long Beach. With respect to the Cambodian senior population, the goals of this pilot project are to identify barriers to transportation for social services such as congregate meal programs. The specific aims are to: (1) Identify how Cambodian traditional values impact access to transportation. (2) Define perceived transportation barriers to accessing services. (3) Identify the frequency of public transportation use among this population. (4) Strengthen the working relationship between the academic and community partners in order to implement culturally appropriate transportation services. (5) Development of a literature review to reflect previous and current research.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $35000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  05-06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research

  University of Southern California
  650 Childs Way, RGL 107
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90089-0626
• Project Managers:

  Valentine, Victoria

• Performing Organizations:

  California State University, Long Beach

  1250 Bellflower Boulevard
  Long Beach, CA  United States  90840
• Principal Investigators:

  Forouzesh, Mohammed

• Start Date: 20050201
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 26544

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Delivery service; Food; Minorities; Mobility; Public transit; Ridership; Social service; Transit operating agencies
• Geographic Terms: Long Beach (California)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01461388
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research
• Contract Numbers: 05-06
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:45PM