This paper contributes to research on public transport accessibility, disabling spaces, and older adult's mobility by highlighting the ‘mobility work’ older adults complete to meet their daily travel needs. Drawing on a systematic and inductive analysis of semi-structured interviews with older adult (65+ years of age) public transit users in Hamilton, Canada, we argue that older adults are faced with mobility work that younger and/or more able-bodied people do not routinely encounter as they meet (or attempt to meet) their daily travel needs using public transportation. Key components of older adults' trips that involve mobility work include walking to and from the bus stop, trip planning, stepping onto/ off of the bus, finding a seat, carrying items on the bus, calling a stop, and travelling in winter conditions. This mobility work can be categorized as physical (e.g., struggling to board the bus), emotional (e.g., worrying about getting a seat), or spatiotemporal (e.g., staying home when the weather is bad). Taken together, this paper puts forward a multidimensional concept of ‘mobility work’ to aid in considering accessibility at the scale of both the individual and the built environment. Further, by highlighting mobility work, this paper demonstrates the ways in which public transport spaces can be disabling for aging bodies and outlines concrete measures public transit agencies can take to make services more accessible to older adult riders.

本文重点介绍了老年人为满足其日常出行需求而完成的“移动工作”，有助于研究公共交通可达性、残疾人空间和老年人的移动性。通过对加拿大汉密尔顿的老年人（65 岁以上）公共交通用户的半结构化访谈进行系统和归纳分析，我们认为老年人面临的流动性工作比年轻和/或身体健全的人在他们使用公共交通工具满足（或试图满足）日常旅行需求时不会经常遇到。涉及移动工作的老年人旅行的关键组成部分包括步行往返公交车站、旅行计划、上/下公交车、找座位、在公交车上携带物品、停靠站和在冬季条件下旅行. 这种移动性工作可以分为身体（例如，努力上车）、情绪（例如，担心座位）或时空（例如，天气不好时呆在家里）。总之，本文提出了“流动性工作”的多维概念，以帮助在个人和建筑环境的尺度上考虑可达性。此外，通过强调移动性工作，本文展示了公共交通空间可能使老年人无法使用的方式，并概述了公共交通机构可以采取的具体措施，使老年乘客更容易获得服务。本文提出了“流动性工作”的多维概念，以帮助在个人和建筑环境的尺度上考虑可达性。此外，通过强调移动性工作，本文展示了公共交通空间可能使老年人无法使用的方式，并概述了公共交通机构可以采取的具体措施，使老年乘客更容易获得服务。本文提出了“流动性工作”的多维概念，以帮助在个人和建筑环境的尺度上考虑可达性。此外，通过强调移动性工作，本文展示了公共交通空间可能使老年人无法使用的方式，并概述了公共交通机构可以采取的具体措施，使老年乘客更容易获得服务。