New academic study underscores CoPIRG finding on reduced driving
A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that light duty miles down 8.8% between 2004 and 2011.
New academic report out today (link goes to PDF) on reduced drive of light-duty vehicles (not heavy trucks, buses or motorcycles) examines how vehicle miles travelled have fallen based on rates per person, per licensed driver, per household, and per registered light-duty vehicle. Since CoPIRG’s analysis has included truck and bus travel these numbers are a little bigger than ours. Between 2004 and 2011, light duty miles fell 8.8% per person and slightly more per household or per registered vehicle.
These trends should not be ignored by Colorado planning officials.
Authors
Danny Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT's Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD's Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
