Commuting Trends in U.S. Cities in the 1990s

This article attempts to explain the increase in commuting times in the 1990s after decades of stability. Although traditional explanations, for example both demographic variables (population growth and densities) and transportation variables (e.g. road capacity and transit use), pass the statistica...

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Published in:Journal of planning education and research 2009-09, Vol.29 (1), p.78-89
Main Authors: Lee, Bumsoo, Gordon, Peter, Richardson, Harry W., Moore, James E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
Cities and towns
Commuters
Commuting
Demographics
Efficiency, Administrative
Highway traffic
Population growth
Time
Transportation
Trends
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Summary:This article attempts to explain the increase in commuting times in the 1990s after decades of stability. Although traditional explanations, for example both demographic variables (population growth and densities) and transportation variables (e.g. road capacity and transit use), pass the statistical significance tests, their overall impact was small. Instead, the article argues for the importance of strong income growth in the late 1990s, not least because it was associated with an increase in non-work vehicle miles traveled; these affect commuting times because many non-work trips take place in peak hours.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X09331549