“Transportation and the New Generation – Why Young People Are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy.”

Public transit use increased 100 percent among 16-34-year-olds with household incomes above $70,000, according to a new report from PIRG. Photo: U.S. PIRG

A recent report is causing quite a stir within the planning community: “Transportation and the New Generation – Why Young People Are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy.” Produced by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund & Frontier Group, you can read the news release or view the entire report (41-page PDF).  Angie Schmitt at Streetsblog  provides this brief story about the report: “Young Americans Dump Cars for Bikes, Buses .”

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