The impact of millennials' travel behavior on future personal vehicle travel

Activity patterns, time use, and travel of millennials: a generation in transition?

“…They exhibit lower levels of car ownership, driver's licensure, and mobility (in terms of travel time expenditures, trip rates, and vehicle miles of travel (VMT)) when compared with previous generations (Lyons, 2015;McDonald, 2015;Polzin et al, 2014). Stokes (2012) provides further evidence of falling licensure rates among younger cohorts in Germany, France, and Britain.…”

“…Based on research reported in the literature (e.g. Le Vine & Jones, 2012;McDonald, 2015;Polzin et al, 2014), it appears that the millennials (young adults of today) are behaving quite differently than the young adults of prior generations. This implies that the millennials have different starting points in life; when they are in their early 20s, they are not behaving like GenX and Baby Boomers in their early 20s.…”

“…In the transport arena, such analyses have been largely limited to comparing behaviours of specific age groups across cross-sections of national or other household travel surveys (e.g. McDonald, 2015;Polzin et al, 2014). While such comparisons offer interesting insights into differences in mobility variables, particularly over longer time spans, they do not adequately control for ageing and cohort effects and do not provide detailed information about the substitution of out-of-home activities with in-home activities.…”

“…It is well documented that millennials, largely born and raised in an era of ubiquitous technology ("digital natives"), are exhibiting mobility patterns that are different from those of their predecessor cohorts (Dutzik, Inglis, & Baxandall, 2014). They have been found to exhibit lower rates of driver's licensure (Delbosc & Currie, 2013;Sivak & Schoettle, 2011, have lower rates of car ownership, and undertake fewer trips and travel fewer miles and minutes on a daily basis (McDonald, 2015;Polzin, Chu, & Godfrey, 2014).…”

How Does Internet Usage Influence Young Travelers’ Choices?

“…Different theories have been proposed to explain this trend (McDonald 2015;Polzin, Chu, and Godfrey 2014). One is related to demographic change.…”