Jhenifer Pabillano – of TransLink’s Buzzer Blog – has sent out the latest data from the 2011 trip diary results — “a big survey about transportation that we do with 22,000 households every 3-4 years “
Some of the highlights:
People in Metro Vancouver are choosing sustainable transportation for more of their trips, but cars still account for the majority
· Transit use as a proportion of all trips increased to 14 per cent in 2011 from 13 per cent in 2008 — there was a 17 per cent increase in the total number of trips taken on transit. While transit mode share is 14 per cent, the survey found that 19 per cent of people used transit on any one day and 52 per cent used transit in the past month.
· Cycling trips accounted for 1.8 per cent of all trips – its highest region-wide mode share yet, and a 26 per cent increase since 2008.
· Trips taken by walking stayed at 11 per cent.
· The share of people using cars for their trips is down from 2008, but cars still account for the majority of trips: 57 per cent by drivers and 16 per cent by passengers(from 58 per cent and 17 per cent respectively).
Demand for transportation continues to grow – there are more people making trips and individuals are making slightly more trips
· A total of 6.1 million trips were taken on a typical fall weekday last year – 5.9 per cent more than in 2008, slightly higher than the increase in the region’s population (5.8 per cent) over that time.
· People are making more trips per day – 2.77 trips, versus 2.70 in 2008.
People in their 40s had the highest average number of daily trips – 3.5 for women, 3.1 for men; likely due to increased family activities at that time of life.
If you’re curious for more info, check out the Buzzer blog. I’ve posted the full briefing paper over there, as well as some handy graphs and charts that illustrate some of the data!
