Analyzing Public Transport Mode Share by Generational Cohort in Montreal Canada (1998-2018)

Abstract

This paper observes generational public transport mode share in Montreal, Canada by age group using five Origin-Destination Surveys from 1998 to 2018. Using total number of trips to work and school by public transport, the findings indicate that younger generations have higher public transport use in early adulthood which corresponds to higher use later in life compared to previous generations. Across generations, public transport mode share decreases significantly for individuals in their late twenties and thirties before stabilizing and, in some cases, increasing after the age of forty. For exclusively school bound trips, the findings suggest that expanding students' discount for those 25 and older was the most impactful for students in their thirties and that return diminishes with older ages.