Sentences with phrase «vehicle miles traveled declined»

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Sivak also found the number of vehicle miles traveled peaked in 2004 and declined 5 to 9 percent per person, per licensed driver, per household and per registered vehicle by 2011 (ClimateWire, July 29).

Since 1970, the total emissions of the six criteria pollutants have declined by 68 percent, even though energy consumption has increased by 45 percent, vehicle miles traveled have increased by 167 percent, and the economy has grown by 212 percent.

Table 3 summarizes the results of a comprehensive traffic modeling exercise which indicates, for example, that a 2 cents per mile vehicle fee applied to all vehicle travel in the South Coast (Los Angeles) region would reduce vehicle trips by 4.1 %, but congestion delay would decline by a much larger 10.5 %.

Travel behavior is changing remarkably, as evidenced by the federal government's tracking of total vehicle miles traveled, which has been declining since 2006.