Re: [CTPP] Michigan #1 in Drive Alone Share

YUP: VA went from 500,000 carpoolers to 441,000 - lost 60,000 = 12% the share shift was from 15.9% probably highest in the country to 12.7 still big but no cigar. THE REAL STORY OF THE CENSUS DATA IS: NOT A BIG CHANGE IN NUMBER (APPROXIMATELY) OF CAR USERS BUT A LOT MORE CARS. WE HAVE LOST MORE WALKERS AND CARPOOLERS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS THAN ALL OF TRANSIT USE Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Purvis <CPurvis(a)mtc.ca.gov> To: <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:06 PM Subject: [CTPP] Michigan #1 in Drive Alone Share of share of commuters driving alone to work. Data released this morning (6/3/02) shows that the Michigan drive alone share is 83.2 percent (compares to 81.5 percent in 1990.) Today's data release also shows Ohio with a very high drive alone share, at 82.8 percent (comparing to 80.3 percent in 1990). I don't think any states have drive alone shares higher than Michigan or Ohio, but we're still missing data for five states (Arkansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming). That data will be out about 1:00 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, along with US totals. Christian Science Monitor: Interesting to note that the Monitor didn't fall into the trap of reporting on anecdotal commutes. I'll be interested in how the Wall Street Journal and the Monitor and other national papers handle this information once the balance of data is released Tuesday.... state, metro area and place-level data perhaps by Tuesday?) metro areas and 50 states)