The travel behavior of the elderly is closely related to their health status. The behavior not only demonstrates but also affectstheir health status. Analyzing the travel behaviors of the elderly from a perspective of health has a great interestto thebuilding a healthy city and improving the living quality and health status of the elderly. Based on the conceptualizations of the old generation's travel behaviors, this paper reviews the previous studies to explore their travel modes, purposes and intensity. The results show that 1) older people's daily mobility declines with age; 2) travel behaviors have changed from survivalmotivated to entertainment-motivated; 3) the situations differ in different regions. Optimizing the public environment is of great significance to improve the life quality and health condition of the elderly. It is pointed thatexpanding research scope, dynamic and comprehensive analysis, and the interdisciplinary approachmay have positive effect on the understanding of health and travel behaviors of the elderly and benefit the policy recommendations as well.

the elderly  /  health  /  travel characters  /  urban built environment