Declining Automobility: What are the Trends and What Do They Mean for Local Development

9 AM
Venue: Laboratory 4, School of Social Sciences

• Speaker: Prof. Noreen McDonald

Fulbright Distinguished Chair 2015-16 | Institute for Transport Studies | University of Leeds
Associate Professor | Department of City & Regional Planning | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

Today’s young adults – the millennials – drive less than previous generations and these declines have been documented in the UK, US, and Europe. Using data on time use and travel of Americans, I will:

• highlight how travel has changed across generations,
• explain the causes of the decline, and
• consider  the evolution of these trends.

The seminar will conclude with a conversation on the local development impacts of sustained shifts in the travel of young adults.