Socioeconomics of Urban Travel: Evidence from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey with Implications for Sustainability

This article summarizes patterns of mobility for urban travel across the United States based on the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). It examines how patterns vary by socioeconomics and highlights policy implications of current mobility patterns for creating a more sustainable society. Key findings include the reaffirmation that over 80 percent of trips in America are made by automobiles. While vehicle ownership is the most significant factor in variations in mode use, income, trip purpose, regional variation, race/ethnicity, gender and age are all factors examined for variation in travel behavior. The paper concludes with recommendations for promoting a sustainable society through shifting transportation priorities.

• Record URL:
  https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
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• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Renne, John L
  • Bennett, Peter
• Publication Date: 2014-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 7-27
• Serial:
  • World Transport Policy & Practice
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
  • ISSN: 1352-7614
  • Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Demographics; Mobility; Modal split; Policy analysis; Socioeconomic factors; Sustainable development; Travel behavior; Urban travel
• Identifier Terms: National Household Travel Survey
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01540178
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 2014 8:59AM