Trends in personal income and passenger vehicle miles /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Memmott, Jeffery L. (Jeffery Lynn) (Author)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, District of Columbia] : U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2007.
Series:Special report (United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics) ; SR-006.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54052
Description
Abstract:For years, increasing income has been a principal factor contributing to the rapid growth of highway passenger travel. As incomes increased, the demand for additional transportation services manifested itself in a variety of ways: more individuals and households acquired personal vehicles; the proportion of multiple vehicle households grew; families moved to larger and more comfortable housing in the suburbs, thereby increasing commuting trip distances; and the number and length of discretionary trips increased. As a result, passenger highway travel, as reflected in vehicle miles of travel (VMT), increased rapidly.
Item Description:Title from PDF title screen (viewed Dec. 18, 2014)
"October 2007"
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 pages) : color illustrations.
Format:System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.