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11. Spotlight: How has travel by Londoners changed – insights from 10 years of the London Travel
Demand Survey (LTDS)
Figure 11.5
Average daily travel time (trips with origin and destination in Greater
London). LTDS average day, seven day week.
80
30.0
70
25.0
Minutes per person per day
60
50
40
30
20
10
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
Average trip length (minutes)
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
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National Rail Underground/ DLR Bus/tram Taxi/ Other Car driver
Car passenger Motorcycle Cycle Walk Average trip length
Source: TfL Planning, Strategic Analysis.
Are there any particular changes by socio-demographic group?
Figure 11.6 shows the trend in average trip rates by household income group. There
is a clear tendency for those living in households with higher incomes to have
reduced their average trip rate to a greater extent than those with lower household
incomes. This could possibly reflect more flexible working patterns or greater use
of technology. It also seems to be related to the overall decline in car ownership
and use – this tending to disproportionately affect those with higher incomes.
The trends in trip rates by age group are shown in figure 11.7. There is a clear
difference between older and younger London residents, who both make fewer
trips on average, and those aged between 25 and 59, who make the most trips per
day. However, the decline in trip rates has been similar across all age groups except
for those aged 65 and over, where trip rates have remained stable over time. Again,
this is likely to be the result of a variety of factors such as an increase in flexible
working and the greater use of technology, both for leisure and shopping.
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