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Title:

Millennials in Cities

Accession Number:

01659906

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

A recent explosion of research on the travel behaviour of the millennial generation has found that compared to past generations they are taking longer to get a driving license, driving less, owning fewer cars and using public transport more. Yet these findings are not universal with some countries seeing increases in driver licensing, little change in driving or reductions in public transport use. Most past research has explored wider social and economic explanations for these trends, such as income constraints and delays in adult life transitions. Yet very few studies have examined the role of the transport and land use system in explaining the change (or the lack of change) in millennial travel behaviour. This paper aims to explore the role of local context on trends in millennial travel behaviour. It uses a comparative descriptive analysis of household travel surveys from six regions in three countries (UK, USA and Australia), focussing on auto-miles and transit-miles travelled. The authors find that economic and life stage factors do not entirely account for the changes in travel behaviour among young adults. There is preliminary evidence that changes to the transport systems in these cities are also likely to be playing a role. The authors suggest that further research should pay greater attention to the role of the transport system in supporting changes to travel behaviour among the next generation of young adults.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD00 Section - Social, Economic, and Cultural Issues.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-03556

Language:

English

Authors:

Delbosc, Alexa
McDonald, Noreen
Stokes, Gordon
Lucas, Karen
Circella, Giovanni
Lee, Yongsung

ORCID 0000-0002-1980-1225

Pagination:

8p

Publication Date:

2018

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Millennials

Geographic Terms:

Australia; United Kingdom; United States

Subject Areas:

Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-03556

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 10:53AM