Metro 2050 supports the coordination of land use and transportation to support the safe and efficient movement of vehicles for passengers, goods, and services. A decrease in travel distances by car is an indication of improved travel options for residents, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and decreased traffic congestion.
TransLink’s Trip Diary data for average auto driver trip length, estimates the daily Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT) of Metro Vancouver residents. These values can be normalized using total population counts to further estimate weekday vehicle kilometres travelled per capita. These estimates are only based on Auto Driver trips where the trip distance could be calculated.
Contextual performance measure
Metro 2050 establishes the performance measure as the total and per capita change in vehicle kilometres travelled.
Progress
This contextual measure looks at the change in auto drivers' travel behaviour by municipality and per capita.