Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- As the U.S. population ages, the demand for public transportation will rise, because there are few to drive "Miss Daisy," a professor says. Daniel B. Hess of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is conducting a study of the barriers faced by western New Yorkers over the age of 65 when they try to get around using public transportation. Advertisement "By the year 2030, the population of Americans in that age group is expected to double to 70 million people, and a statistical analysis by the National Institutes of Health has found a significant gap between overall life expectancy and driving expectancy," says Hess. "That means a significant number of adults will live well beyond their ability to drive an automobile, and will need to use public transportation on a nearly daily basis just to perform perfunctory tasks like visiting friends or family, grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions or going to medical appointments."
