Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Young people

Washington Post: Have We Lost Our Passion for the Automobile?

By Tanya Snyder | May 22, 2012 | 6 Comments

The data tell us that young people are driving less; that Americans are driving fewer miles — and it’s not just because of the economy. Now the Washington Post asks a more transcendental question: Is the spark gone? America’s fabled love affair with the car hasn’t ended, but like many a romance that gets off […]

U.S. PIRG Report: Young Americans Dump Cars for Bikes, Buses

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2012 | 30 Comments

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has been crunching the numbers on travel preferences among young Americans — and the news is not good for auto makers. The report — Transportation and the New Generation — is chock-full of nuggets like this: Driving is down: “From 2001 to 2009, the annual number of vehicle miles […]