SSTI has released a paper outlining factors contributing to the recent decline in American driving and the implications for transportation planning.
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Factors affecting the decline in VMT: A new SSTI report
SSTI has released a paper outlining factors contributing to the recent decline in American driving and the implications for transportation planning.
Moving Off the Road: State-by-State Analysis of the National Decline in Driving (USPIRG, 2013)
The decline in both per capita and total VMT has been noted in many contexts, but some have doubted that the decline will last once the economy recovers. This study finds that declining rates of driving do not correspond with how badly states suffered economically in recent years. The evidence suggests that the nation’s per-capita decline in driving cannot be dismissed as a temporary side effect of the recession.