There’s a lot of evidence that millennials don’t drive as much — or care as much for cars in general — as previous generations their own age did. They’re less likely to get driver’s licenses. They tend to take fewer car trips, and when they do, those trips are shorter. They’re also more likely than older generations to get around by alternative means: by foot, by bike, or by transit.
researchers at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Frontier Group, who have been tracking these trends, argue that the case is growing stronger for a major and lasting change in how today’s youngest would-be drivers — and those to follow them — use cars. In a new report (an update to an earlier survey two years ago), they argue that this also means it’s time to rethink how we subsidize, encourage and invest in car use.
Their report defines millennials as born between 1983-2000, the youngest of which are just on the verge of their first driver’s licenses (should they choose to get them). The case for durable changes in their behavior — beyond the recession — is three-fold.
— source washingtonpost.com