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Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
Posted by:
Sprawl and Crawl
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Date: June 26, 2013 06:50AM
D.C. Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
New study: D.C. area residents drive less today than in 2005, prompting changes in air quality projections.
http://herndon.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/dc-regions-population-up-daily-driving-down_fdebc4cb
In the past six years, the population of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area grew by more than 7 percent, but the average daily driving distances of residents declined by an average of 1.4 miles, according to a new analysis by the National Capitol Region Transportation Planning Board.
The analysis considered data from the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. transportation departments in an effort to update the Transportation Planning Board’s system to model future traffic patterns.
In 2005, people in the D.C. area drove an average of 22.9 miles per day. In 2011, that figure decreased to 21.5 miles per day, a 6.1 percent decrease.
Drivers in suburbs drive slightly more that the average D.C. area resident, but have driven less over the past six years—down from 24.5 miles per day in 2005 to 23.4 in 2011.
While a reduction of only about a mile per day may not seem like a lot, it is part of the reason the Transportation Planning Board has revised its long-term total driving forecast for 2040 downward by an additional 4 percent over previous projections.
The board used the data to execute a federally-mandated air quality analysis, ultimately predicting that emissions will be lower than previously predicted in past analyses.
The Washington City Paper theorizes that the reduction in daily driving may be partially due to the "growing popularity of Capital Bikeshare" and to District workers choosing to live closer to where they work.
New study: D.C. area residents drive less today than in 2005, prompting changes in air quality projections.
http://herndon.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/dc-regions-population-up-daily-driving-down_fdebc4cb
In the past six years, the population of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area grew by more than 7 percent, but the average daily driving distances of residents declined by an average of 1.4 miles, according to a new analysis by the National Capitol Region Transportation Planning Board.
The analysis considered data from the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. transportation departments in an effort to update the Transportation Planning Board’s system to model future traffic patterns.
In 2005, people in the D.C. area drove an average of 22.9 miles per day. In 2011, that figure decreased to 21.5 miles per day, a 6.1 percent decrease.
Drivers in suburbs drive slightly more that the average D.C. area resident, but have driven less over the past six years—down from 24.5 miles per day in 2005 to 23.4 in 2011.
While a reduction of only about a mile per day may not seem like a lot, it is part of the reason the Transportation Planning Board has revised its long-term total driving forecast for 2040 downward by an additional 4 percent over previous projections.
The board used the data to execute a federally-mandated air quality analysis, ultimately predicting that emissions will be lower than previously predicted in past analyses.
The Washington City Paper theorizes that the reduction in daily driving may be partially due to the "growing popularity of Capital Bikeshare" and to District workers choosing to live closer to where they work.
Re: Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
Posted by:
On the Eights
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Date: June 26, 2013 06:57AM
Sprawl and Crawl Wrote:
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> The Washington City Paper theorizes that the
> reduction in daily driving may be partially due to
> the "growing popularity of Capital Bikeshare" and
> to District workers choosing to live closer to
> where they work.
Or, the real reason.
Most decent jobs these days allow you to work from home.
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> The Washington City Paper theorizes that the
> reduction in daily driving may be partially due to
> the "growing popularity of Capital Bikeshare" and
> to District workers choosing to live closer to
> where they work.
Or, the real reason.
Most decent jobs these days allow you to work from home.
Re: Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
Posted by:
NewMoney
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Date: June 26, 2013 07:17AM
Wish these chumps would stay off my roads.
Re: Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
Posted by:
HOA
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Date: June 26, 2013 08:15AM
More people are carpooling or riding their bikes these days too. Working from home is always a plus!
Re: Region’s Population Up, Daily Driving Down
Posted by:
Stoopidityness
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Date: June 26, 2013 12:20PM
Capital bikeshare? lmao!
Yeah, they nailed it alright.
My gosh... lol
Yeah, they nailed it alright.
My gosh... lol