Transportation behaviours of the growing Canadian single-person households

Mischa Young and Ugo Lachapelle

Transport Policy, 2017, vol. 57, issue C, 41-50

Abstract: Single-person households have been on the rise in Canada and especially in large Canadian cities. This demographic trend has many impacts on society, as in many regards solos behave differently than other strata's of the population. The objective of this paper is to explore the transport-related implications of the growth in single-person households in Canadian cities.

Keywords: Solos; Travel behaviours; Canadian metropolitan areas; Car usage; Millennials; Baby boomers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.03.022

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