Assessing Travel Behavior by Blacks in the United States: A New Perspective

摘要

This paper provides analysis of the 1983 and 1990 Nationwide PersonalTransportation Study (NPTS) databases. The assessment of travel behavior by Blacks in the U.S. showed that all four indicators of travel (vehicle trips, vehicle miles of travel, person trips, and person miles of travel) increased between 1983 and 1990. The rate of increase in travel by Blacks exceeded the rate of increase by Non-Blacks during this period. Additionally, the rate at which Blacks are becoming licensed to drive surpassed that of Non-Blacks between 1983 and 1990, supporting an increasing demand for travel using privately owned vehicles. Data suggest that travel by Blacks have changed rapidly over the recent past and is increasing similarly to travel behavior by Non-Blacks.