THE INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ON CAR OWNERSHIP IN LONDON

This paper discusses the development of a statistical model of car ownership in London which included public transport quality as one of its variables. Two broad sets of variables are distinguished: household factors and planning factors. The two basic statistical approaches taken are (a) time series (analysis of changes in car ownership over time); and (b) cross-sectional (analysis of differences in car ownership at one point in time between different areas or socio-economic groups). The model, which excludes residential density, explains, at least in part: (a) the tendency for income/density models to underpredict the increase in car ownership during the 1960's and (b) the instability of the income models of J.J. Bates.

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• Corporate Authors:

  London School of Economics and Political Science

  Houghton Street, Aldwych
  London WC2A 2AE,   England 
• Authors:
  • FAIRHURST, M H
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 193-208
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Cross sections; Households; Income; Mathematical models; Public transit; Quality control; Socioeconomic factors; Statistical analysis; Time series analysis; Transportation planning; Urban transportation; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128257
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1981 12:00AM