Traffic Increase Contrasts Population Declines In Illinois In UTC White Paper
While population drops in Illinois and Chicago have gained significant attention in recent years, a growing number of workers and households have led to an increase in road travel, according to a new white paper from the Urban Transportation Center at UIC.
Through an examination of federal data from the last decade covering trends in population, jobs, number of households, labor force participation and income, UIC transportation researchers analyzed how these variables collectively led to more vehicle miles traveled in the state and city during the time in which population has been declining.
WBBM Newsradio also reported the new white paper and co-author Siim Sööt, former director of the center, is interviewed. Listen and read here.
Modified on March 04, 2020