Research on Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2006) / Chapter Skim
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1Transportation systems are shaped by system usersand their everyday lives; however, the reverse isalso true -- system policy and design can also dramatically affect people's lives. Thus, it is relevant to ask whose views and preferences are taken into account during planning and policy making, construction, and design and management of the transport system.
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• What analytic techniques are available for studying women's issues from the National Household Travel Survey and what changes need to be made to the survey to understand women's issues better? • How can the crash investigation process be improved to understand better the safety issues relevant to women?
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Transportation, Access, and Community Design The second plenary session, led by Susan Handy of the University of California, Davis, was followed by breakout sessions focusing on various aspects of community design: • Community design and mode choice -- implications for women, • Community design and walking -- how women are affected, and • Personal security in transportation -- issues and solutions. The session began with a definition of community design and an examination of how it affects travel, particularly for women.
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for men and women (45% for cars and about 60% for light trucks)
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