Non-Motorized Commuting in the US

Bicycling, walking to work and working at home are all non-standard, non-motorized forms of commuting. This paper analyzes these non-motorized modes empirically for the United States using journey to work data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Findings show that higher salary and more expensive housing are associated with greater propensity to work at home, but lower propensity to walk or bicycle. College education is in several cases associated with greater propensity to use non-motorized modes. There are sharp differences in the likelihood of using non-motorized modes across the sub-regions within the metropolitan area. Car ownership, race, gender, and various locational and neighborhood features are shown to affect modal choices regarding non-motorized alternatives, in comparison with car commuting. Living on the West Coast is associated with a greater likelihood of using non-motorized commuting. Findings also show that the majority of non-motorized commuters own at least one car.

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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VH8-4GBWJRR-1/1/4541e1acf6c211dfd0f1a18f9b0bd3b6
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• Authors:
  • Plaut, Pnina
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 347-356
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Commuters; Commuting; Demographics; Empirical methods; Socioeconomic factors; Telecommuting; Walking; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01004235
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 2005 8:11AM