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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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18: MOTORISED TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
/ notes		 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Households with access to a car (*1)
No access to car 41% 39.50% 40% 37% 40% 40% 40%
Access to 1 or more cars 59% 60.50% 60% 63% 60% 60% 60%
Access to 2 or more cars 16% 17.00% 16% 17% 17% 16% 14%
Driving licenses and driving (*2)
% of population aged 17+ with full license 65% 65% 66%
% of population aged 17+ who drive every day 36% 37% 32%
% of population aged 17+ who never drive 41% 40% 41%
No. licensed private & light goods vehicles (*3) 178.2 182.4 188.5 181.7 160.9 162.2 thousand
.. of which company cars 39.5 39.5 40.3 32.3 12.2 11.1 thousand
New car registrations (Edin. & Lothians) (*4) 31,360 39,195 41,478 43,350 38,367 31,632 27,333
Traffic volumes on A roads & Motorways (*5) 1,424 1,675 1,700 1,706 1,746 1,733 million vehicle km.
.. as % of Scottish total 5.70% 5.70% 5.70% 5.70% 5.70% 5.70%
Forth Road Bridge traffic volumes (*6) 22.17 22.61 23.37 24.01 23.56 23.81 million vehicles
Off-street parking spaces (C.Centre) (*7) 5,975 5,375
% of population within 6 min. walk of bus (*8) 72% 74% 75% 76%
service of frequency 26 minutes or less
Rail passenger arrivals & departures : (*9)
.. Edinburgh Waverley Station 8.3 12.47 14.22 14.66 million per annum
.. Haymarket Station 1.09 1.57 1.66 million per annum
.. South Gyle Station 0.37 0.41 0.42 million per annum
.. Edinburgh Park Station 0.3 0.35
Edinburgh airport
Passenger arrivals & departures (*10) 5.49 6.04 6.91 7.48 7.99 8.45 million per annum
.. as % of all Scottish airports 32.70% 33.40% 34.90% 35.50% 35.40% 35.50%
Freight handled (*11) 17,894 16,169 21,232 24,761 27,376 29,595 tonnes
.. as % of all Scottish airports 24.00% 22.30% 29.20% 32.40% 35.30% 39.70%
No. of international destinations served (*12) 15 12 16 26 32 29
(by direct scheduled passenger flights)
Rosyth / Zeebrugge ferry traffic (*13)
.. passengers 105,000 195,000 192,000 183,000
.. cars 28,000 43,000 44,000 43,000
.. road goods vehicles & unaccomp. trailers 14,000 32,000 41,000 39,000
Freight handled by Forth Ports (*14) 2,951 3,845 3,991 4,032 4,037 4,632 thousand tonnes

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LOTHIAN sources
/ notes		 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Households with access to a car (*1)
No access to car 36% 34.70% 35% 32% 34% 34% 34%
Access to 1 or more cars 64% 65.30% 66% 68% 66% 66% 66%
Access to 2 or more cars 19% 21.10% 19% 19% 21% 23% 22%
Driving licenses and driving (*2)
% of population aged 17+ with full license 66% 66% 67%
% of population aged 17+ who drive every day 42% 44% 39%
% of population aged 17+ who never drive 39% 38% 38%
No. licensed private & light goods vehicles (*3) 307.8 317.4 328.9 326.8 311.2 316.7 thousand
.. of which company cars 45.9 45.7 46.1 38.1 19.8 19.4 thousand
New car registrations (*4) 31,360 39,195 41,478 43,350 38,367 31,632 27,333
Traffic volumes on A roads & Motorways (*5) 3,521 3,683 3,738 3,812 3,904 3,916 million vehicle km.
.. as % of Scottish total 14.00% 14.00% 14.00% 14.00% 14.00% 14.00%
Passenger journeys on local bus services (*6) 111 116 119 125 133 133 132 million
.. as % of Scottish total 24.40% 25.30% 25.50% 26.50% 27.80% 27.80% 27.70%
Passenger journeys on LRT bus services 89 92 95 99 102 103 108 million
% of population within 6 min. walk of bus (*7) 32% 30% 31%
service of frequency 26 minutes or less
Edinburgh airport
Passenger arrivals & departures (*8) 5.49 6.04 6.91 7.48 7.99 8.45 million
.. as % of all Scottish airports 32.70% 33.40% 34.90% 35.50% 35.40% 35.50%
Freight handled (*9) 17,894 16,169 21,232 24,761 27,376 29,595 tonnes
.. as % of all Scottish airports 24.00% 22.30% 29.20% 32.40% 35.30% 39.70%
No. of international destin's served (*10) 15 12 16 26 32
(by direct scheduled passenger flights)
Rosyth / Zeebrugge ferry traffic (*11)
.. passengers 105,000 195,000 192,000 183,000
.. cars 28,000 43,000 44,000 43,000
.. road goods vehicles & unaccomp. trailers 14,000 32,000 41,000 39,000
Freight handled by Forth Ports (*12) 2,951 3,845 3,991 4,032 4,037 4,632 thousand tonnes
(excluding bulk fuel)

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SCOTLAND sources
/ notes 		2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Households with access to a car (*1)
No access to car 36% 34.20% 35% 33% 34% 32% 32%
Access to 1 or more cars 64% 65.80% 65% 67% 66% 68% 68%
Access to 2 or more cars 19% 22.40% 21% 23% 23% 24% 24%
Driving licenses and driving (*2)
% of population aged 17+ with full license 63% 64% 65% 66%
% of population aged 17+ who drive every day 44% 45% 41% 40%
% of population aged 17+ who never drive 41% 40% 39% 38%
No. licensed private & light goods vehicles (*3) 1,927.00 1,996.60 2,057.80 2,103.80 2,158.40 2,231.30 2,278.00 thousand
.. of which company cars 166.6 165.3 154.1 142.3 145.2 163 thousand
New car registrations (*4) 166,932 194,642 210,753 214,762 215,171 201,807 194,866
Traffic volumes on A roads & Motorways (*5) 25,195 26,083 27,007 27,689 28,209 28,055 29,038 million vehicle km.
Passenger journeys on local bus svs (*6) 455 458 466 471 478 479 477 million
% of population within 6 min. walk of bus (*7) 41% 41% 44%
service of frequency 26 minutes or less
Scottish airports
Passenger arrivals & departures (*8) 16.79 18.08 19.78 21.08 22.56 23.8 24.4 million
Freight handled (*9) 74,582 72,400 72,602 76,451 77,572 74,515 tonnes
Freight handled by coastal ports (*10) 18,599 19,481 19,449 18,373 19,253 21,073 thousand tonnes

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