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12. Spotlight: The transport challenge of London’s future growth
Projecting forward however (figure 12.7), growth is expected to be much higher
among those aged 65 and over, particularly from 2020. The number of London
residents aged 65 and over is expected to be 68 per cent higher in 2041 than in
2014 – a major shift that has significant implications for future transport provision
in terms of factors such as total travel demand, mode share, and the times of day
that people travel.
People aged 65 and over have a lower overall trip rate, with an average of 2.2 trips
per person per day compared to 2.6 for the rest of the population. Unsurprisingly,
they also have a very different journey purpose mix than that for working people
(figure 12.8), with over 80 per cent of trips for leisure, shopping or personal
business and, partly reflecting this, have quite different patterns of trip making
across the day (figure 12.9), with 64 per cent of all trips being made in the inter peak
period, compared to 42 per cent for those under 65.
Figure 12.8
Journey purpose – people aged 65 years or more compared with those
aged under 65 years, LTDS 2011/12 to 2013/14 average.
60%
Under 65 65+
50%
Purpose share
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Commuting Other work Education Shopping/personal
business
Leisure
Other
Source: TfL Planning Strategic Analysis.
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