Originally Posted by
Roody
Thanks for the good link. The conclusions printed in the article are at odds with your own conclusions.
VMT is still below the peak last reached almost 10 years ago, so this trend has continued through times of changing economic conditions and volatile gas prices. The article concludes that "the driving boom is over." I would say that constitutes "significant changes in our relationship with cars" and coincides with Kunstler's prediction. So maybe, upon closer examination, he was right after all, and five years sooner than he said!
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Quote from:
Vehicle Miles Traveled: A New Look at Our Evolving Behavior - dshort - Advisor Perspectives
From a planning standpoint, and just in general, it would be good to understand what's driving these changes to driving habits. I don't mean a parade of ideas that sound good, depending on the listener. I'm not sure what more there is though.