Attom Data Solutions adds transportation noise data to offerings

The new data set will include noise scores for roads, highways, airports, railroads and railroad crossings, and fire stations. The product will also summarize a location’s overall noise environment. Continue reading

Study Finds Ridesharing Services Improve Older Adults’ Lives

Connie Torres, 76, has always been gregarious and social, but getting around to visit friends and family after retiring from her job in retail banking a few years ago had become more challenging. Her daughter, Nancy, who works full-time, moved into Tor… Continue reading

Ride Services to Help Older Voters Get to the Polls

On Primary Day in September, I met my friend Jane  for lunch at our favorite place for burgers. She was proudly wearing an “I Voted” sticker, so we eagerly shared our thoughts and ideas about the candidates. Then Jane mentioned that upon returning from… Continue reading

The Steep Cost of Tech Products for Mobility

(This article appeared previously on the website Tech50+.) According to the website Pants Up Easy, which tracks disabilities, some 3.6 million Americans over the age of 15 use a wheelchair for mobility. Perhaps that seems kind of low, but it doesn’t in… Continue reading