Changing Transportation Trends and Their Implications for Transport Planning
This paper examines demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning. The paper describes how motorized mobility grew tremendously during the Twentieth Century because of favorable demographic and economic conditions. But many factors that caused this growth, such as declining vehicle operating costs and increased vehicle travel speeds, are unlikely to continue. Per capita vehicle ownership and mileage have peaked in the U.S., while demand for alternatives such as walking, cycling, public transit and telework is increasing. This indicates that future transport demand will be increasingly diverse. Transport planning can reflect these shifts by increasing support for alternative modes. This analysis has important implications for both developing and developed countries.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Litman, Todd Alexander
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
- Date: 2006
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: CD-ROM
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: TRB 85th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Demographics; Developed countries; Developing countries; Economic analysis; Market structure; Mobility; Public transit; Telecommuting; Transportation planning; Travel demand
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01023110
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 06-1466
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 3 2006 10:41AM