Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving

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(NYT) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dan Mauney keeps misplacing his car.

Mr. Mauney, 42, lives in an apartment tower in this city’s Uptown neighborhood, a pedestrian-friendly quarter with new office buildings, sparkling museums and ambitious restaurants. He so seldom needs to drive that when he does go to retrieve his car in his building’s garage, he said, “I always forget where I parked it.”

Charlotte and other American cities have not abandoned their cars or their sprawling growth. But people like Mr. Mauney are part of the reason that American driving patterns have downshifted — perhaps for years to come.

For six decades, Americans have tended to drive more every year. But in the middle of the last decade, the number of miles driven — both over all and per capita — began to drop, notes a report to be published on Tuesday by U.S. Pirg, a nonprofit advocacy organization. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html?hp&_r=1&

[NightWatcher]

1. where are they driving to, they dont have jobs and had to move back home with the 'rents

[rocktivity]

2. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" awards

I would think that higher gas prices and better chances of getting popped for DWI would result in less driving for everyone -- but then again, consider the source.


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