CHANGES OVER TIME IN TRANSPORTATION MODE FOR JOURNEY TO WORK: EFFECTS OF AGING AND IMMIGRATION

The changing commuting behavior of immigrants in Southern California is studied. Using 1980 and 1990 census data, trends in transportation mode are analyzed for cohorts of immigrants defined by age and recency of arrival in the United States. Cohorts are further identified by sex and race-ethnicity. The study finds that recent immigrants are far more reliant on public transit, but after they gain an additional 10 years of residence in the United States, their transit use falls markedly. The change is especially sharp in the case of women, who increase their rate of solo car driving noticeably. The implication is that sustained high immigration bolsters the ridership base of public transit and reduces traffic congestion.

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• Authors:
  • Myers, D
• Conference:
  • Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Strategies for 2000
  • Location: Irvine, California
  • Date: 1996-4-28 to 1996-5-1
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 84-99
• Monograph Title: DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: CASE STUDIES AND STRATEGIES FOR 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1996. VOLUME 2: CASE STUDIES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Case studies; Census; Commuters; Conferences; Ethnic groups; Gender; Immigrants; Public transit; Race; Ridership; Transportation planning; Travel behavior; Trend (Statistics); Work trips
• Identifier Terms: 1980 Census; 1990 Census
• Geographic Terms: Southern California
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00737955
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309059704
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 17 1997 12:00AM