Active mode shares increased 7% through the region, and 23% in the City of Victoria, and per capita daily vehicle trips declined 20%, from 1.52 in 2017 to 1.22 per in 2022. [...] Shifts from driving to non- motorized travel provide many benefits to individual travellers and communities including household savings and affordability (savings to lower-income families), reduced traffic and parking congestion, road and parking infrastructure savings, public health and traffic safety, emission reductions, and reduced sprawl-related costs. [...] The CleanBC Roadmap has targets to reduce light duty vehicle travel by 25% and increase walking, bicycling and transit mode shares to 30% by 2030 and 50% by 2050. [...] For example, the number of households in Victoria’s downtown increased 42% from 5,740 in 2017 to 8,150 in 2022, and the number of households in Sidney increased 7% from 5,650 in 2017 to 6,040 in 2022. [...] The 13% reduction in total vehicle-travel reduced traffic and parking congestion in the short-run, and road and parking facility costs over the long run.
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