Transport needs in an ageing society (TRACY) is a two year research project funded under the EU FP7 programme. The project has three main aims: * To provide a systematic review of policies and programmes that address the mobility related needs of older people in the 27 EU states, associated countries and in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. * To analyse the extent to which this ‘state of the art’ is fit for purpose in addressing transport needs in an ageing society. * To identify research gaps and contribute towards a strategy capable of tackling these needs. This report forms the second and last deliverable of Work Package (WP) 2, and contains five main sections. Following this brief introduction, an overview of trends relating to ageing and transport in the countries studied in the project is presented. This basic information sets the context for Section 3, which contains a review of research literature that is of relevance to the project. Sections 4 and 5 present summaries of the policies and programmes pursued by, first, the European Union and, second, individual countries. The inclusion of the EU-level information sets those policies and programmes adopted by EU-member states into context. A short conclusion brings the main body of the report to a close. There are also two appendices which contain detailed information from which the summaries in the main body of the report are derived. Appendix A contains a full bibliography of relevant research literature (this includes both literature cited in the review in section 3 of the report and additional papers and reports for further reference). Appendix B contains the main research findings of WP2. Each country has its own dedicated ‘information pack’ that includes: a ‘factsheet’ of background demographic and other data; summary information about its governance environment and how this determines the provision of transport and related services; a categorised summary sheet of national-level policies; and a detailed summary of national level policies and programmes, their principal components and characteristics of relevance to the aims of the project. This report does not include an attempt to provide any analysis of the policies and programmes as this task forms part of WP3. (Author/publisher)
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