Future Isn't What It Used To Be - Changing 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. Motorized mobility grew tremendously during the Twentieth Century, but the factors that caused this growth are unlikely to continue. Per capita vehicle ownership and mileage have started to decline 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.

• Record URL:
  http://www.vtpi.org/future.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria Transport Policy Institute

  1250 Rudlin Street
  Victoria, British Columbia  Canada  V8V 3R7
• Authors:
  • Litman, T
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 1 vol., 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Planning; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046368
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Mar 26 2007 10:48AM