POPULATION AGING AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND: A MONTREAL CASE STUDY FOR 1978-1991

The paper does not forecast demand but rather describes the underlying demographic trends which will condition the demand in the future. Results from the 1978 origin destination survey of over 2.6 million directional trips from home to a given point indicate that over half the trips were by car with nearly 25 per cent by public transport. However, trips by school bus and by walking remain important, especially at peak hours where these modes dominate the trips of students. The user rate of public transport depends upon age; greatest usage is by those between 20 to 24 years old and the lowest frequency is found in the age group of 65 years and older. The present demographic trend will have a significant impact on diminishing the relative demand for public transport, especially during peak hours, and will moderately raise the demand for car-passenger trips. (TRRL)

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  Athens Center for Ekistics

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  Athens 13L,   Greece 
• Authors:
  • Bussiere, Y
• Publication Date: 1984-4-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 238-242
• Serial:
  • Ekistics
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 306
  • Publisher: Athens Technological Organization
  • ISSN: 0013-2942

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Automobiles; Buses; Demand; Demographics; Modal split; Origin and destination; Peak periods; Population; Public transit; Statistical analysis; Traffic surveys; Transportation; Travel demand; Trend (Statistics); Urban areas; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1272: Bus; 8018: Canada; 1243: Car; 285: Demand (econ); 687: Origin destination traffic; 612: Peak hour; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 676: Traffic survey; 1155: Transport; 6515: Trend (stat); 313: Urban area; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450397
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM