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I am curious about it actually in terms of numbers/stats. There is a lot of discussion about which cities are easiest to live in without having to own a car and where you can get by with other methods like public transit, biking, walking etc. There seem to be a lot of stats available related to this (such as public transit use, % of people who commute to work by various means) but not directly showing how many people actually live without it completely.
A thought to came to me as to whether there are stats on how many people actually do live car-less. Obviously the number would be no doubt very low for most cities (it could either be those who can't afford it, or even those that choose to not have one out of choice/lifestyle).
It would be intriguing to see for US cities or maybe other cities in the world such as Australian, Canadian, British, European etc.
Anyone know where this kind of statistic (if at all) could be found?
I am curious about it actually in terms of numbers/stats. There is a lot of discussion about which cities are easiest to live in without having to own a car and where you can get by with other methods like public transit, biking, walking etc. There seem to be a lot of stats available related to this (such as public transit use, % of people who commute to work by various means) but not directly showing how many people actually live without it completely.
A thought to came to me as to whether there are stats on how many people actually do live car-less. Obviously the number would be no doubt very low for most cities (it could either be those who can't afford it, or even those that choose to not have one out of choice/lifestyle).
It would be intriguing to see for US cities or maybe other cities in the world such as Australian, Canadian, British, European etc.
Anyone know where this kind of statistic (if at all) could be found?
You can find the stats about # cars per household, broken down by owners and renters, right here on CD. Here are the stats for Denver. You will have to scroll through the page to find it.
It's more than I expected -- some of those stats actually surprised me by being higher than I'd think based on an "autocentric" impression. I didn't realize the ranges for the figures were so close to a quarter or more or the households not having cars for dozens of cities.
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Based on these stats, you could assume that only 85.6% of Ohio residents of driving age actually have a driver's license, for example.
Hmmm... I guess the numbers kind of surprise me because if those stats are what they are, as there are many states in the 80-90% range, that means you expect one to two out of every ten people you meet not to drive. That sounds way too high (if I only go by impression), even in cities. I rarely meet people in either the US or Canada who don't at least drive some of the time (even those who rely on public transit for a lot of the time etc.).
Also, as a side note, if I'm reading it right how can there be more licensed drivers than people who are of legal driving age (for Vermont and Alabama?).
Last edited by Yac; 04-11-2012 at 08:18 AM..
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