This Fact Sheet looks at the changing travel patterns of older adults as reflected in the 2009
National Household Travel Survey. The share of the nation's travel is increasing for older …

A significant increase in immigrant populations in the United States poses various social and
economic issues. Transportation mobility is one of the most crucial components for …

The role of social contact as a motivator for mobility has gained interest in recent years with
conceptual and empirical work that provides evidence of the importance of social context on …

The changing commuting behavior of immigrants in Southern California is studied. Using
1980 and 1990 census data, trends in transportation mode are analyzed for cohorts of …

Immigrants are more likely to travel by carpool than the US-born. Strong ethnic ties within
immigrant communities may contribute to immigrants' propensity to carpool, enabling …

Literature suggests that young children have a significant influence on activity patterns and
time-use of adult men and women in dual-earner households. The resultant impact on travel …

Travel of Asian immigrants in the US has rarely been investigated, although their
transportation assimilation process could be different from other immigrant groups. This …

Commuting is popularly viewed as a stressful, costly, time‐wasting experience from the
individual perspective, with the attendant congestion imposing major social costs as well …

Older adults, people with disabilities, individuals in low-income households, and those living
in rural areas can face significant mobility challenges. This study examines travel behavior …

Detailed trip diary data from a 1990 survey of San Francisco Bay Area residents were used
to examine the effects of race/ethnicity on the differences in commuting and household …