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| + | == Is car culture coming to an end in Seattle- 0 == | ||
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| + | <html>From the heyday of car culture: The Ford Seattle-ite XXI concept car, displayed at the 1962 World s Fair (Photo: UW Libraries Special Collections) | ||
| + | America s love affair with the automobile may have finally hit a dead end,[http://www.0755pfw.com/read.php?tid=46468&displayMode=1 Meyer disciplines 4 Buckeyes, including Hyde, Roby_1], according to a recent article in .? It s a bold claim,[http://bbs.28jjw.net/home.php?mod=space&uid=77959 ], but the data back it up. | ||
| + | The number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and has been steadily declining since. | ||
| + | In particular, younger people have turned their backs on the car.? They are much less likely to get a driver s license than previous generations, and they don t romanticize automobiles in the way that their parents did.? Their love affair is with smart phones,[http://www.auto890.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=393504 Trail Sentinels to lead night ride], not cars. | ||
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| + | Is there evidence of this trend at the local level? | ||
| + | Data firm Scarborough Research surveys thousands of people in the Seattle metropolitan area on the ways they get around.? The data indicate that among younger people there has indeed been a shift away from driving and it s happening at a fast pace. | ||
| + | Today, 80 percent of adults under 35 in the Seattle metro say that driving is a primary mode of transportation for them.? In 2008 just five years ago that number was at 90 percent. | ||
| + | In the same period of time,[http://www.untwix.net/2010/03/post-233.html#comments Game thread, Mariners vs. Reds, July 6 (plus note], there have been significant increases in the percentage of young people here who walk in town at least one mile per week,[http://www.barber-maruyama.com/blog/2012/11/post-49.html#comments State Fish and Wildlife saltwater fish checks], and who regularly ride the bus. | ||
| + | By comparison, among those 35 and older in the Seattle area, the amount of driving, walking,[http://computercraft.co.funpic.de/index.php/Benutzer:Qzmmruiict#Fairgoers_invited_to_see_feats_of_strength.2C_Tug Fairgoers invited to see feats of strength, Tug], and bus riding has remained static between 2008 and 2013. | ||
| + | It may sound premature to declare the end of the automobile to anyone who has to suffer though Seattle rush-hour traffic.? But the data suggest that a fundamental shift is under way in the attitude towards personal mobility among younger people in Seattle and around the nation.</html> | ||
