Travel to school has changed dramatically over the last 40 years

Like all trip-making, travel to school has changed dramatically over the last 40 years. The change that is most apparent is the increase in children being driven to school. In 1969, about 15 percent of school children ages 6-12 arrived at school in a private vehicle, in 2001 half of all school children were driven to school. Exhibit 1 shows the comparison of how children

National Household Travel Survey - Travel To School.pdf U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration