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11. Spotlight: How has travel by Londoners changed – insights from 10 years of the London Travel
Demand Survey (LTDS)
Figure 11.12
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Proportions of inner and outer London households with no access to a car.
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Percentage of households with no car
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40
30
20
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Greater London Inner London Outer London
Source: TfL Planning, Strategic Analysis.
Density and dependence on motorised transport
The differences in density levels and changes in density also affect travel behaviour.
As noted elsewhere in this chapter, inner and outer London have both seen modal
shift away from private car travel, but in inner London’s case this has largely moved
to walking and cycling trips whereas in outer London public transport gained most.
This can be interpreted as inner London’s increasing density allowing residents to
be less dependent on motorised transport, while the relatively low density of outer
London means residents remain dependent on motorised transport whether that is
private car or public transport.
This dependence on motorised transport in outer London can be linked to
differences in the trends in trip rates among inner and outer London residents that
have been observed over the last 10 years. Although there have been some
fluctuations, inner Londoners’ trip rates by all modes have been reasonably
constant at around 2.5 trips per person per day. In contrast, outer Londoners’ trip
rates have been on a declining trend, with decreases seen most years including a
large decrease of around 10 per cent in 2008/09 as the recession hit.
With increasing density making car use less appealing, in inner London this has
meant modal shift to public transport walking and cycling, whereas in outer London
there has been a net loss in the number of trips made per capita.
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