Driven to Spend

Details

• Creators:
  McCann, Barbara
• Corporate Creators:
  Surface Transportation Policy Project
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automobile ownership
  • Costs
  • Dwellings
  • Highway travel
  • Mode choice
  • Urban development
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Geotechnology
  • Highways
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00807024
• Corporate Publisher:
  Center for Neighborhood Technology (Chicago, Ill.)
• Abstract:
  Transportation is a big expense for America's families, and it is getting bigger. This study finds that a major factor diving up transportation costs is sprawling development. Sprawl makes driving the only practical form of transportation, and owning several cars per family is expensive, particularly for the poor. New research presented here shows that personal transportation costs are highest in sprawling places pursuing a highway oriented transportation strategy. Less sprawling places that offer an array of transportation choices cost families less, and the differences can be thousands of dollars each year. Better transportation and growth policies could help families spend less on transportation and direct more money to investments that build wealth, such as home ownership.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40592/dot_40592_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7e6c52202190774f9aa00d3d146deb53cfe407e47412088a1374a205a7458cb6