Abstract: Despite substantial efforts to promote ridesharing and mass transit, the proportion of employed Americans who normally commute to work alone rose from 64 percent in 1980 to more than 73 percent in 1990. The persistent trend toward single-occupant vehicle (SOV) travel leaves those who favor mass transit and ride sharing facing two major challenges. The first is to devise transportation alternatives that commuters find more economical and more convenient than driving alone. The second is to use land-use planning and other measures to encourage short, multi-purpose trips and discourage long daily drives. This paper's intent is to stimulate debate on four related questions. First, what were the commuting trends of the 1980s? Second, what social and demographic forces caused them? Third, what are the most likely commuting trends of the 1990s? And finally, what actions will most effectively promote the objectives of transportation planners?
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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