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FIGURE 5.2:PROJECTED DAILY TRIP MAKING BY PURPOSEHome Based WorkHome Based SchoolOther Home BasedEmployer's BusinessOther Non-Home BasedAll HouseholdsCommitted Projects, No Change In Policy2 3Millions Of Journeys5.3.2 The proportion of car-owning households is projected to rise from just 9% in 1986 to16% of all households by 2001. Residents of car owning households represent themore affluent segment of the population and make more trips per day than non-carowners. Hence the proportion of trips from car-owning households representedabout 18% of the Territory total in 1986, and is projected to rise to 29% by 2001.5.3.3 About 70% of all trips from car-owning households were either to or from the homein 1986; this proportion is projected to remain almost constant to 2001. Amonghome-based trips, work and school purposes will continue to be important but mostgrowth is projected in other home-based trips such as those for shopping or socialpurposes. Most non-home-based trips are for personal purposes but business travelis projected to be increasingly important.5.3.4 Households without cars showed a much higher proportion of home-based trips in1986 at 82%, but this proportion is expected to decline to 71% by 2001.5.3.5 The growth in goods vehicle trips also shown in Table 5.2 is in line with the growthin the goods vehicle fleet.5.4 Transport Demand by Area5.4.1 The changes in trip making by area are shown in Table 5.3 and illustrated for persontravel in Figures 5.3 and 5.4.5.4.2 The two ends of each trip are referred to as the trip generation and the trip attraction.For goods vehicle and personal non-home-based trips, this is the same thing asorigin and destination, or start and finish. For the analysis of home-based trips,however, the home end is always counted as the generation and the other end as theattraction. Hence a comparison of generations and attractions indicates whether anarea is predominantly an employment centre, a residential area, or mixed.