It's percentage of trips in a certain distance category and not percent of total mileage (survey asks question by mileage category - not exact total mileage, which would be difficult to accurately report). In this case 1 trip of 1/2 mile plus 5 trips of 1/10 mile would be a 16.67% to 83.33% split.
For me as a planner it is sadly not surprising. As we have shaped our cities since the car to accommodate the care everywhere, and as we humans are tending to find the least hard way to do something and loves habits - people use the car. Sadly.
I think many countries have sort of similar data, but I do not have access to it now.
All countries have different challenges. My experience is that the USA is extremely car centered. Only the “old” cities in the east are like European ones.
Have family around SLC and oh my everything there >>
A situation that doesn't help is parking lots that belong to a business. You might be shopping at 3 places on the same block, but have to move your car every time or else risk getting towed.
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(eg so if I did 1 trip of 1/2 mile in a car, and 5 trips of 1/10 mile each by foot, that would be a 50/50 split, yes?)
For me as a planner it is sadly not surprising. As we have shaped our cities since the car to accommodate the care everywhere, and as we humans are tending to find the least hard way to do something and loves habits - people use the car. Sadly.
We need to make public transit and >>
All countries have different challenges. My experience is that the USA is extremely car centered. Only the “old” cities in the east are like European ones.
Have family around SLC and oh my everything there >>
The lack of clear urban centers is for me maddening. It’s sometimes only a “mini strip”.
We need more dense cities and more connected bike network.
Without the safe infrastructure people are reluctant to bike in the lanes where cars drive.
We should all act like Paris under @annehidalgo.bsky.social and how the city have begun a transformation for how the streets are being used.