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DC Commuting Preferences Start To Shift

The change may alter the way commercial landlords both plan future parking ratios and even locational investment strategies, JLL says.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on January 26, 2018

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WASHINGTON, DC–An increasingly larger share of the District’s residents are showing a changing preference to their transportation modes, according to a new research note by JLL. Instead of the traditional modes such as driving, carpooling and telecommuting, they are leaning towards walking, biking, ride-sharing or hailing a taxi. According to JLL, between 2010 and 2016 the percentage of DC commuters opting for these transportation mode grew from 15.3% to 18.9%, while public transit’s commute share shrank by 0.8% and the share that drive, carpool and telework dropped from 47.1% to 44.3%.

Not surprisingly, the delivery of multifamily and office developments within close proximity of one another has increased walkable access for residents, “particularly in emerging markets where close to 8,000 new commuters have moved since 2010,” according to JLL.

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