CHANGED TRAVEL - BETTER WORLD? A STUDY OF TRAVEL PATTERNS IN MILTON KEYNES AND ALMERE

This report presents a study aiming to identify how trip lengths can be shortened and a modal shift effected from car travel to 'Greener' modes like walking and cycling. It is based on case studies of people's journeys in two new cities with similar population characteristics: (1) Milton Keynes in England; and (2) Almere in The Netherlands. For each city, a study area with population about 10,000 was chosen, and a random sample of 300 households was selected. Each household was interviewed and asked to keep a diary of all travel for one day. A map was made of each survey area and its facilities. Four interdependent variables were suggested as being the main influences on travel patterns: (1) land use; (2) population; (3) travel facilities; (4) culture. The residents' pattern in the two cities was found to be quite dissimilar, because of their different urban land use structures, travel facilities, and cultures, although the specific effects of these different factors are not clear. The proportions of trips that were by car were 65.7% in Milton Keynes and 43.1% in Almere; the proportions made by bicycle were 5.8% and 27.5%, respectively. The average trip lengths were 7.18km and 6.85km, respectively; the mean trip durations were 14.5 min and 11.0 min, respectively. For all purposes and all destinations, the people of Almere walk and cycle much more than those of Milton Keynes, due to higher level of bicycle ownership and more user-friendly segregated cycle routes.

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  177 ARLINGTON ROAD
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  NW1 7EY
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 76 p.
• Serial:
  • TEST REPORT 105
  • Publisher: TEST

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bicycles; Land use; Origin and destination; Population; Transportation modes; Travel; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications; Selection
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00642254
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-905545-0-32-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 15 1994 12:00AM