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11. Spotlight: How has travel by Londoners changed – insights from 10 years of the London Travel
Demand Survey (LTDS)
Figure 11.23
Trip purpose for residents aged 65 and over, whole-week sample,
2008/09 -2014/15.
100%
90%
80%
70%
Purpose shares
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Source: TfL Planning, Strategic Analysis.
Time of day
0%
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Usual work Other work Education Shopping Leisure Other
The differences in journey purposes may be expected to have implications for the
time of day at which people of different age groups travel. Figure 11.24 shows trips
by start hour for younger adults and older people in London, comparing three
different years across the ten-year period. The time of day profiles of weekday trips
differ substantially between the two groups; however there has not been
substantial change in the overall trip patterns of these groups over the period. Trips
by younger people showing a clear morning and evening peak, representing trips to
and from education or work. In contrast, trips by older people, the majority of
which are made for shopping or leisure, are more spread throughout the day, with
the highest number of trips starting between 12:00 and 13:00.
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