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Transport

16: TRAVEL TO WORK ORIGINS / DESTINATIONS
17: MODE OF TRAVEL
18: MOTORISED TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
19: WALKING AND CYCLING

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17 : MODE OF TRAVEL

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
/ notes
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Travel to work :
(1) Workforce working in Edinburgh (*1)
.. walk 12.60%
.. pedal cycle 2.40%
.. bus or coach 24.20%
.. train 4.20%
.. car / van drivers 45.60%
.. car / van passengers 5.60%
.. work at home 4.00%
.. others / not stated 1.60%
(2) Workforce living in Edinburgh (*2)
.. walk 17% 16.20% 17% 18% 18% 23% 23%
.. pedal cycle 3% 3.00% 4% 5% 4% 3% 4%
.. bus or coach (incl. works or school bus) 25% 25.60% 26% 25% 26% 28% 27%
.. train 1% 1.50% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%
.. car / van drivers 45% 41.90% 42% 43% 43% 38% 38%
.. car / van passengers 7% 4.80% 7% 5% 5% 4% 5%
.. work at home n/a 5.20% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. others / not stated 2% 1.80% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Travel to school (children) (*3)
.. walk 61% 58% 56%
.. bus or coach 15% 19% 15%
.. car 22% 20% 26%
Travel for main food shopping (*4)
.. walk 13%
.. bus or coach 10%
.. car 76%
Travel to Edinburgh by domestic visitors (*5)
.. plane 11% 15% 31%
.. train 33% 31% 25%
.. private car 38% 43% 30%
.. public bus / coach service 7% 6% 6%
.. hired car 2% 1% 3%
.. private coach 6% 2% 3%
Travel to Edinburgh by overseas visitors
.. plane 12% 33% 36%
.. train 27% 29% 22%
.. private car 11% 12% 9%
.. public bus / coach service 13% 7% 11%
.. hired car 13% 8% 12%
.. private coach 8% 11% 8%

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LOTHIAN sources
/ notes
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Travel to work :
(1) Workforce working in the Lothians (*1)
.. walk 11.80%
.. pedal cycle 1.90%
.. bus or coach 19.10%
.. train 3.10%
.. car / van drivers 51.10%
.. car / van passengers 7.00%
.. work at home 4.60%
.. others / not stated 1.40%
(2) Workforce living in the Lothians (*2)
.. walk 15% 12.80% 13% 15% 14% 17% 17%
.. pedal cycle 2% 2.10% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3%
.. bus or coach (incl. works or school bus) 21% 20.20% 20% 18% 19% 21% 21%
.. train 2% 2.10% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3%
.. car / van drivers 50% 49.40% 52% 52% 52% 50% 49%
.. car / van passengers 9% 6.80% 8% 7% 7% 5% 5%
.. work at home n/a 5.00% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. others / not stated 2% 1.60% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%
Travel to school (children) (*3)
.. walk 62% 61% 58%
.. bus or coach 15% 20% 16%
.. car 21% 17% 22%
Travel for main food shopping (*4)
.. walk 4%
.. bus or coach 7%
.. car 89%

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SCOTLAND sources
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Travel to work : workforce both (*1)
living and working in Scotland
.. walk 15% 15% 11.70% 16% 15% 15% 15% 16%
.. pedal cycle 2% 2% 1.40% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
.. bus or coach (incl. works or school bus) 14% 15% 11.80% 15% 13% 15% 14% 14%
.. train 3% 3% 3.00% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4%
.. car / van drivers 51% 53% 55.30% 52% 56% 55% 56% 56%
.. car / van passengers 11% 10% 8.40% 11% 9% 8% 7% 7%
.. work at home n/a n/a 5.70% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. others / not stated 3% 3% 2.70% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2%
Travel to school (children) (*2)
.. walk 54% 54% 52% 53%
.. bus or coach 23% 23% 23% 24%
.. car 19% 20% 22% 21%

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