The charts provide data on transport and car use in Edmonton. Overall, the proportions of car and LRT – light rail transit – are the largest shares of transport use, as opposed to bus and taxi. We can also see that people mainly drive the car for commuting to work and business, while leisure activities and shopping are not widespread reasons.
Turning to the details, use of the car account for the largest proportion, standing at 45%. while, the figure for LRT make up the smaller portion, constituting 35% of transport use. In contrast, the bus and taxi represent just 10% of transportation.
Regarding reasons for utilize the car in city, for 55% of people going to work is the explanation for driving the car, while the figures for business and taking children to school are lower, standing at 45% and 40% respectively. By comparison the previous reasons, the leisure activities and shopping are not the common explanation and 15% of people choose them as the reason for driving.
