What does CTTA stand for?

The inevitable squaring of the population as the youngest baby boomers reach age 50 (Rosenbloom, 2003), when there will be an equal number of older adults and younger counterparts, combined with what the Community Transportation Association of America calls years of inadequate investment in a transportation infrastructure (Hardin, Bogren, Chamberlain, & Dickson, 2003), has catalyzed a nationwide call to action for community mobility resources.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For instance, the Community Transportation Association of America advocates for senior mobility in several areas, such as nonemergency medical transportation, employment transportation, and rural and public transportation.

This article has been adapted from King's fleet maintenance training program sponsored by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA).

He says interest in the problem has been expressed by other groups such as the Community Transportation Association of America and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What's more, the fastest-growing segment of the aging population--those age 85 and older--are also those least likely to drive, according to Scott Bogren, communications director for the Community Transportation Association of America in Washington, D.

The program is sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and administered by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA).