Report: A Third of Americans Can't Rely On Cars - And 16 Million Have No Access At All - Streetsblog USA

"being left behind due to car-centric policies. In what may be the first detailed analysis to systematically count the number of people who aren't served by autocentric development in the United States, analysts at the Natural Resources Defense Council found that roughly 16 million U.S. residents belong to households that have no access to personal vehicles at all - a number that represents one in twenty people."

"The researchers estimate that nearly 104 million U.S. residents can't reliably use a personal automobile to get around, including many people with disabilities and people living in poverty - as well as tweens, younger teens, andmany elders who should be capable of navigating their cities independently, but can't always safely or legally get behind the wheel. Altogether, that represents a staggering 36 percent of the U.S. population; only 25 percent of total transportation infrastructure spending, meanwhile, flows towards transit, biking, and walking."

Roughly 16 million U.S. residents belong to households without personal vehicles. Nearly 104 million residents cannot reliably use a personal automobile, including people with disabilities, people living in poverty, tweens, younger teens, and many elders. Together these groups comprise about 36 percent of the U.S. population. Only 25 percent of transportation infrastructure spending goes to transit, biking, and walking. Federal, state, and local governments generally do not count non-drivers, which contributes to a perception that everyone drives and reduces support for multimodal options. Car-centric policies and funding decisions leave millions without safe, legal, or affordable travel choices.

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