This report presents information about the changing pattern of the work-journey in Britain. Since 1950 a number of studies have been made of various aspects of the work-journey including modal split, spatial distribution of residences and work-places and broad patterns of movement. These studies are reviewed briefly in this report. the information obtained from the literature review is supplemented with 1975/76 national travel survey data giving modal split, journey length and time for different socioeconomic groups. the main findings from the review and the survey data include: (a) an increase in the use of cars as the principal mode of travel to work and a corresponding decline in the use of public transport. (b) an increase in average length for the work-journey at the annual rate of 1 per cent between 1921 and 1966. (c) residential locations of car users are more widely distributed than those of public transport users. (d) a progressive outward shift of residences from inner areas to conurbation peripheries with an attendant increase in in-commuting. (e) an increase in out-commuting by residents of conurbations and conurbation centres. (f) residents in inner areas make shorter trips than residents in outer areas. (g) workplaces in inner areas attract longer work-journeys than workplaces in peripheral areas. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting